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Radford: Fire Incidents, Virginia (VA)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 82. The highest number of fire incidents - 117 took place in 2006, and the least - 17 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.


The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Radford, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)

Radford:	30.4
Christiansburg:	55.5
Blacksburg:	22.0
Pulaski:	71.5
Salem:	28.3
Wytheville:	62.3
Roanoke:	50.6
Hollins:	1.4
Galax:	87.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower compared to the Virginia median value.


The median response time in Radford, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Radford:	5 minutes
Dublin:	7 minutes
Christiansburg:	7 minutes
Blacksburg:	5 minutes
Pulaski:	5 minutes
Floyd:	16 minutes
Hillsville:	10 minutes
Salem:	5 minutes
Wytheville:	8 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 1 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of injuries - 3 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 38 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is much lower.



Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Radford, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Radford:	4.3
Dublin:	12.7
Christiansburg:	1.0
Blacksburg:	13.3
Pulaski:	21.4
Floyd:	0.0
Hillsville:	3.5
Salem:	13.5
Wytheville:	7.7

47.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 52.3% in the evening. The most fires (19.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.5%) on Wednesday.
According to the 1,386 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (15.2%) took place during May, and the least (6.2%) in August.
Out of all 4,849 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (28.6%), Hazardous Condition (19.7%), and Rescue & EMS (15.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Radford, VA
• 1,38628.6%Fire
• 95519.7%Hazardous Condition
• 75315.5%Rescue & EMS
• 63313.1%False Alarm
• 63013.0%Service Call
• 4619.5%Good Intent Call
• 130.3%Overpressure Rupture
• 100.2%Special Incident
• 80.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (55.4%), and Structure Fires (34.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Radford, VA
• 76855.4%Outside Fires
• 47334.1%Structure Fires
• 1087.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 372.7%Other