Bluefield: Fire Incidents, Virginia (VA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Bluefield, VA
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2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bluefield, VA
- 84231.2%Hazardous Condition
- 68825.5%Rescue & EMS
- 62123.0%Fire
- 2117.8%False Alarm
- 1937.2%Good Intent Call
- 1224.5%Service Call
- 160.6%Severe Weather
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bluefield, VA
- 36158.1%Structure Fires
- 17928.8%Outside Fires
- 7311.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 81.3%Other
According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 41. The highest number of fire incidents - 59 took place in 2010, and the least - 20 in 2015. The data has a declining trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Bluefield, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Bluefield: | 55.3 |
| Wytheville: | 62.3 |
| Pulaski: | 71.5 |
| Richlands: | 14.9 |
| Marion: | 92.5 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is similar to the state median value.The median response time in Bluefield, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Bluefield: | 8 minutes |
| Wytheville: | 8 minutes |
| Pulaski: | 5 minutes |
| Marion: | 8 minutes |
| Dublin: | 7 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a dropping trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 14. This indicator was the highest - 100 in 2015, and the lowest 0 in 2005. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Bluefield, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Bluefield: | 9.7 |
| Wytheville: | 7.7 |
| Pulaski: | 21.4 |
| Marion: | 4.3 |
| Dublin: | 12.7 |
29.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.5% in the evening. The most fires (18.0%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.2%) on Wednesday.
According to the 621 fire incident reports from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (11.1%) took place during March, and the least (3.5%) in July.
Out of all 2,696 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (31.2%), Rescue & EMS (25.5%), and Fire (23.0%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.1%), and Outside Fires (28.8%).