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Hartwell: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 100. The highest number of fires - 167 took place in 2008, and the least - 13 in 2004. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is close to the state median value.


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

Hartwell:	6 minutes
Lavonia:	8 minutes
Elberton:	8 minutes
Toccoa:	9 minutes
Commerce:	9 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 2 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 5. This indicator was the highest - 30 in 2010, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the Georgia value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is lower.



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

Hartwell:	5.0
Lavonia:	7.3
Elberton:	2.1
Toccoa:	2.3
Commerce:	3.9

25.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 74.4% in the evening. The most fires (15.2%) took place on Thursday, and the least (13.5%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 1,596 fire incidents from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (10.7%) took place during March, and the least (5.8%) in September.
Out of all 4,644 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (34.4%), Hazardous Condition (21.0%), and Rescue & EMS (18.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Hartwell, GA
• 1,59634.4%Fire
• 97521.0%Hazardous Condition
• 85518.4%Rescue & EMS
• 57012.3%False Alarm
• 3146.8%Good Intent Call
• 2896.2%Service Call
• 260.6%Overpressure Rupture
• 110.2%Severe Weather
• 80.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (53.1%), and Structure Fires (29.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Hartwell, GA
• 84753.1%Outside Fires
• 46629.2%Structure Fires
• 27317.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 100.6%Other