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Sandersville: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)

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 40. The highest number of fires - 91 took place in 2002, and the least - 0 in 2005. The data has a dropping trend.


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

Sandersville:	128.6
Milledgeville:	136.4
Dublin:	145.0
Thomson:	221.6
Swainsboro:	191.8
Eatonton:	187.1
Waynesboro:	184.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower compared to the Georgia median value.


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

Sandersville:	4 minutes
Wrightsville:	10 minutes
Louisville:	5 minutes
Milledgeville:	6 minutes
Wrens:	5 minutes
East Dublin:	7 minutes
Warrenton:	12 minutes
Dublin:	7 minutes
Thomson:	6 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 1 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 59 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.



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

Sandersville:	4.4
Wrightsville:	3.8
Louisville:	3.7
Milledgeville:	2.5
Wrens:	1.3
East Dublin:	6.5
Warrenton:	9.1
Dublin:	5.0
Thomson:	2.9

26.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 73.3% in the evening. The most fires (20.4%) took place on Saturday, and the least (10.1%) on Wednesday.
According to the 681 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.4%) took place during May, and the least (5.7%) in December.
Out of all 1,883 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (36.2%), Hazardous Condition (18.9%), and Rescue & EMS (17.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sandersville, GA
• 68136.2%Fire
• 35618.9%Hazardous Condition
• 32317.2%Rescue & EMS
• 25413.5%False Alarm
• 22211.8%Good Intent Call
• 301.6%Service Call
• 110.6%Severe Weather
• 50.3%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (42.1%), and Outside Fires (36.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sandersville, GA
• 28742.1%Structure Fires
• 25036.7%Outside Fires
• 14020.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 40.6%Other