Gaston: Fire Incidents, South Carolina (SC)
Where are fire incidents reported in Gaston, SC
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2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Gaston, SC
- 3,13140.8%Rescue & EMS
- 2,54833.2%Fire
- 7319.5%Service Call
- 6728.8%Good Intent Call
- 2773.6%Hazardous Condition
- 2693.5%False Alarm
- 160.2%Severe Weather
- 120.2%Overpressure Rupture
- 110.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Gaston, SC
- 1,55961.2%Outside Fires
- 62624.6%Structure Fires
- 35714.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 60.2%Other
According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 170. The highest number of fire incidents - 253 took place in 2016, and the least - 3 in 2009. The data has an increasing trend.
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.The median response time in Gaston, SC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Gaston: | 8 minutes |
| Swansea: | 8 minutes |
| Pelion: | 8 minutes |
| Cayce: | 5 minutes |
| West Columbia: | 6 minutes |
| Lexington: | 7 minutes |
| North: | 9 minutes |
| Columbia: | 7 minutes |
| Hopkins: | 9 minutes |
According to the reports from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 9 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fires is growing. Compared to the South Carolina value the number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Gaston, SC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)
| Gaston: | 3.1 |
| West Columbia: | 1.9 |
| Lexington: | 2.2 |
| Columbia: | 2.8 |
| Orangeburg: | 2.0 |
Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of injuries - 5 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2008. The data has a declining trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 8. This indicator was the highest - 28 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2008. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the South Carolina value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.
22.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 77.1% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.4%) on Wednesday.
According to the 2,548 fire incidents from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (12.3%) took place during January, and the least (5.5%) in August.
Out of all 7,667 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (40.8%), Fire (33.2%), and Service Call (9.5%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (61.2%), and Structure Fires (24.6%).