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Ashland: Fire Incidents, Kentucky (KY)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 157. The highest number of reported fires - 276 took place in 2009, and the least - 10 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.


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

Ashland:	28.4
Flatwoods:	13.5
Cannonsburg:	3.1

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


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

Ashland:	4 minutes
Catlettsburg:	7 minutes
Greenup:	8 minutes
Grayson:	12 minutes
Louisa:	8 minutes
Olive Hill:	16 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a declining trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 20 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Kentucky value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is lower.



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

Ashland:	3.6
Catlettsburg:	9.4
Greenup:	1.7
Grayson:	0.0
Louisa:	1.3
Olive Hill:	0.0

31.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.6% in the evening. The most fires (15.3%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.7%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 2,513 fire incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (10.2%) took place during March, and the least (6.6%) in February.
Out of all 8,569 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (31.8%), Fire (29.3%), and Rescue & EMS (15.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Ashland, KY
• 2,72531.8%Hazardous Condition
• 2,51329.3%Fire
• 1,35615.8%Rescue & EMS
• 7028.2%Service Call
• 5866.8%False Alarm
• 4715.5%Good Intent Call
• 1682.0%Overpressure Rupture
• 300.4%Severe Weather
• 180.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (60.0%), and Outside Fires (23.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Ashland, KY
• 1,50860.0%Structure Fires
• 58223.2%Outside Fires
• 25110.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1726.8%Other