Whiteville: Fire Incidents, North Carolina (NC)
Where are fire incidents reported in Whiteville, NC
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Whiteville, NC
- 2,43126.7%Rescue & EMS
- 2,35125.8%Fire
- 2,26724.9%Hazardous Condition
- 91610.1%False Alarm
- 6497.1%Good Intent Call
- 3844.2%Service Call
- 490.5%Overpressure Rupture
- 320.4%Severe Weather
- 320.4%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Whiteville, NC
- 1,20751.3%Structure Fires
- 76332.5%Outside Fires
- 31713.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 642.7%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 138. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 253 took place in 2010, and the least - 42 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Whiteville, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Whiteville: | 263.6 |
| Lumberton: | 156.6 |
| Leland: | 86.8 |
| Boiling Spring Lakes: | 58.0 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.The median response time in Whiteville, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Whiteville: | 9 minutes |
| Chadbourn: | 10 minutes |
| Bladenboro: | 11 minutes |
| Tabor City: | 9 minutes |
| Elizabethtown: | 9 minutes |
| Fairmont: | 12 minutes |
| Lumberton: | 7 minutes |
| Shallotte: | 8 minutes |
| Calabash: | 9 minutes |
Based on 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 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 3 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2007. The data has a declining trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 11. This indicator was the highest - 71 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2007. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is about the same.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Whiteville, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Whiteville: | 7.2 |
| Chadbourn: | 1.5 |
| Bladenboro: | 0.0 |
| Tabor City: | 5.2 |
| Elizabethtown: | 7.4 |
| Fairmont: | 0.0 |
| Lumberton: | 3.4 |
| Shallotte: | 1.3 |
| Calabash: | 1.9 |
30.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.1% in the evening. The most fires (17.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.6%) on Thursday.
According to the 2,351 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.2%) took place during January, and the least (6.6%) in September.
Out of all 9,111 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (26.7%), Fire (25.8%), and Hazardous Condition (24.9%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (51.3%), and Outside Fires (32.5%).