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Dyersburg: Fire Incidents, Tennessee (TN)

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 189. The highest number of reported fires - 262 took place in 2007, and the least - 79 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.


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

Dyersburg:	112.6
Ripley:	126.4
Humboldt:	67.1
Brownsville:	118.3
Union City:	103.1
Milan:	106.8
Covington:	142.4
Martin:	58.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.


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

Dyersburg:	5 minutes
Newbern:	8 minutes
Caruthersville:	3 minutes
Ripley:	6 minutes
Trenton:	6 minutes
Humboldt:	4 minutes
Blytheville:	4 minutes
Brownsville:	8 minutes
Portageville:	9 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 1. The highest number of deaths - 4 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 21 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for deaths per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the Tennessee value the number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Dyersburg, TN compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Dyersburg:	4.3
Blytheville:	3.5

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 12 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2012. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 13. This indicator was the highest - 59 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2012. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Dyersburg:	12.9
Newbern:	1.4
Caruthersville:	0.0
Ripley:	0.0
Trenton:	0.8
Humboldt:	12.1
Blytheville:	4.9
Brownsville:	3.4
Portageville:	0.0

31.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.0% in the evening. The most fires (15.6%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.4%) on Thursday.
According to the 3,033 fires from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (10.6%) took place during July, and the least (6.5%) in December.
Out of all 6,243 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (48.6%), Hazardous Condition (20.0%), and False Alarm (15.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Dyersburg, TN
• 3,03348.6%Fire
• 1,24820.0%Hazardous Condition
• 98815.8%False Alarm
• 5799.3%Rescue & EMS
• 1993.2%Good Intent Call
• 1292.1%Service Call
• 430.7%Overpressure Rupture
• 140.2%Special Incident
• 100.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (42.0%), and Structure Fires (34.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Dyersburg, TN
• 1,27342.0%Outside Fires
• 1,04534.5%Structure Fires
• 44914.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2668.8%Other