Chattanooga: Fire Incidents, Tennessee (TN)
Where are fire incidents reported in Chattanooga, TN
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Fire incidents reported | |
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Sreet name | Count |
11TH ST | 668 |
MARKET ST | 470 |
BOYNTON DR | 452 |
INTERSTATE 24 | 366 |
HIGHWAY 153 | 318 |
HIXSON PIKE | 302 |
INTERSTATE 75 | 298 |
LEE HWY | 296 |
EAST BRAINERD RD | 274 |
SHALLOWFORD RD | 272 |
BRAINERD RD | 256 |
GUNBARREL RD | 240 |
BROAD ST | 230 |
ROSSVILLE BLVD | 178 |
DODSON AVE | 176 |
BONNY OAKS DR | 172 |
HIGHWAY 58 | 170 |
STANDIFER GAP RD | 164 |
MOUNTAIN CREEK RD | 152 |
DODDS AVE | 142 |
CHAMBERLAIN AVE | 138 |
ORCHARD KNOB AVE | 128 |
AMNICOLA HWY | 120 |
HIGHWAY 27 | 120 |
TUNNEL BLVD | 116 |
HAWTHORNE ST | 108 |
3RD ST | 104 |
MAIN ST | 104 |
M L KING BLVD | 100 |
4TH AVE | 98 |
Other | 4,716 |
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Chattanooga, TN
- 36,06839.8%Rescue & EMS
- 12,43713.7%Hazardous Condition
- 11,44812.6%Fire
- 11,27812.5%False Alarm
- 10,41511.5%Good Intent Call
- 8,2079.1%Service Call
- 3460.4%Overpressure Rupture
- 3260.4%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Chattanooga, TN
- 4,88042.6%Outside Fires
- 4,07635.6%Structure Fires
- 2,41921.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 730.6%Other
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 716. The highest number of reported fires - 1,119 took place in 2007, and the least - 40 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Chattanooga, TN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Chattanooga, TN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Chattanooga: | 46.2 |
East Ridge: | 50.4 |
Red Bank: | 2.5 |
Signal Mountain: | 64.2 |
Harrison: | 9.9 |
Collegedale: | 15.5 |
Sale Creek: | 8.3 |
Dunlap: | 113.1 |
Cleveland: | 116.6 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the Tennessee median value.
The median response time in Chattanooga, TN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
The median response time in Chattanooga, TN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
Chattanooga: | 5 minutes |
East Ridge: | 4 minutes |
Rossville: | 9 minutes |
Fort Oglethorpe: | 6 minutes |
Signal Mountain: | 6 minutes |
Ooltewah: | 8 minutes |
Chickamauga: | 11 minutes |
Ringgold: | 9 minutes |
Rock Spring: | 8 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 2. The highest number of deaths - 7 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 9 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the Tennessee value the number of deaths per 1,000 fires is lower.
Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 6. The highest number of casualties - 14 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 9. This indicator was the highest - 21 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is similar.
Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Chattanooga, TN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Chattanooga, TN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
Chattanooga: | 8.7 |
East Ridge: | 6.2 |
Rossville: | 15.0 |
Fort Oglethorpe: | 15.2 |
Signal Mountain: | 1.5 |
Ooltewah: | 0.0 |
Chickamauga: | 14.2 |
Ringgold: | 3.5 |
Rock Spring: | 11.3 |
31.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.6% in the evening. The most fires (15.4%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.3%) on Monday.
According to the 11,448 fire incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (10.0%) took place during July, and the least (6.9%) in April.
Out of all 90,561 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (39.8%), Hazardous Condition (13.7%), and Fire (12.6%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (42.6%), and Structure Fires (35.6%).