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Valdosta: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 472. The highest number of fires - 714 took place in 2011, and the least - 147 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Valdosta:	94.2
Adel:	165.4
Moultrie:	179.5
Thomasville:	88.1
Tifton:	107.4
Douglas:	164.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.


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

Valdosta:	5 minutes
Hahira:	7 minutes
Lake Park:	8 minutes
Jennings:	14 minutes
Adel:	7 minutes
Nashville:	6 minutes
Madison:	8 minutes
Lee:	11 minutes
Jasper:	10 minutes

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of deaths - 6 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 8 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is similar.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Valdosta, GA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Valdosta:	2.5
Moultrie:	2.1
Tifton:	5.0
Douglas:	0.0

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 4. The highest number of injuries - 13 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 9. This indicator was the highest - 25 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is similar.



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

Valdosta:	9.5
Hahira:	1.8
Lake Park:	2.9
Jennings:	1.1
Adel:	4.4
Nashville:	13.3
Madison:	2.5
Lee:	8.1
Jasper:	7.2

26.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 73.7% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.8%) on Wednesday.
According to the 7,085 incident reports from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (10.5%) took place during March, and the least (5.9%) in December.
Out of all 29,876 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (23.7%), Rescue & EMS (21.2%), and Hazardous Condition (20.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Valdosta, GA
• 7,08523.7%Fire
• 6,32721.2%Rescue & EMS
• 6,21120.8%Hazardous Condition
• 4,70115.7%False Alarm
• 2,3327.8%Good Intent Call
• 1,7515.9%Service Call
• 9783.3%Special Incident
• 4571.5%Severe Weather
• 340.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (46.8%), and Structure Fires (34.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Valdosta, GA
• 3,31446.8%Outside Fires
• 2,47034.9%Structure Fires
• 1,18716.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1141.6%Other