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Bloomington: Fire Incidents, Texas (TX)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 32. The highest number of reported fires - 56 took place in 2008, and the least - 13 in 2016. The data has a decreasing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 15 minutes. This is much higher compared to the state median value.


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

Bloomington:	15 minutes
Victoria:	9 minutes
Port Lavaca:	5 minutes
Edna:	8 minutes
Refugio:	10 minutes
Cuero:	7 minutes
Rockport:	7 minutes
Yoakum:	6 minutes
El Campo:	5 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 casualties - 1 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a declining trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 8. This indicator was the highest - 53 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Texas value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is about the same.



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

Bloomington:	7.3
Victoria:	9.1
Port Lavaca:	0.0
Edna:	5.5
Refugio:	1.9
Cuero:	0.0
Rockport:	4.3
Yoakum:	8.9
El Campo:	13.6

23.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 76.4% in the evening. The most fires (17.3%) took place on Monday, and the least (12.5%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 550 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (15.3%) took place during January, and the least (3.5%) in October.
Out of all 2,428 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (52.1%), Fire (22.7%), and Good Intent Call (11.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bloomington, TX
• 1,26552.1%Rescue & EMS
• 55022.7%Fire
• 28311.7%Good Intent Call
• 24610.1%Hazardous Condition
• 672.8%Service Call
• 130.5%False Alarm
• 40.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (64.9%), and Structure Fires (24.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bloomington, TX
• 35764.9%Outside Fires
• 13424.4%Structure Fires
• 549.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 50.9%Other