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Columbia: Fire Incidents, Kentucky (KY)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 33. The highest number of reported fires - 81 took place in 2016, and the least - 4 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 12 minutes. This is higher than the Kentucky median value.


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

Columbia:	12 minutes
Russell Springs:	8 minutes
Greensburg:	10 minutes
Campbellsville:	6 minutes
Burkesville:	13 minutes
Liberty:	9 minutes
Monticello:	10 minutes
Glasgow:	7 minutes
Tompkinsville:	11 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 9 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
31.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.9% in the evening. The most fires (16.4%) took place on Friday, and the least (12.5%) on Monday.
According to the 562 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (15.8%) took place during January, and the least (4.1%) in June.
Out of all 927 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (60.6%), Service Call (19.2%), and Overpressure Rupture (10.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Columbia, KY
• 56260.6%Fire
• 17819.2%Good Intent Call
• 9910.7%Rescue & EMS
• 374.0%False Alarm
• 293.1%Hazardous Condition
• 181.9%Service Call
• 40.4%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (35.9%), and Structure Fires (34.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Columbia, KY
• 20235.9%Outside Fires
• 19134.0%Structure Fires
• 10719.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 6211.0%Other