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Hobbs: Fire Incidents, New Mexico (NM)

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 191. The highest number of fire incidents - 344 took place in 2008, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Hobbs:	55.9
Lovington:	71.5
Carlsbad:	79.2
Artesia:	126.7
Roswell:	80.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower compared to the New Mexico median value.


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

Hobbs:	5 minutes
Eunice:	11 minutes
Lovington:	7 minutes
Jal:	15 minutes
Carlsbad:	5 minutes
Artesia:	6 minutes
Roswell:	5 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 1. This indicator was the highest - 6 in 2010, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the New Mexico value the number of fatalities per 1,000 incidents is about the same.


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

Hobbs:	1.3
Carlsbad:	4.4
Roswell:	3.1

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 4 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 15 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is rising. Compared to the New Mexico value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is higher.



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

Hobbs:	3.9
Eunice:	0.0
Lovington:	3.2
Jal:	0.0
Carlsbad:	1.6
Artesia:	1.2
Roswell:	1.7

29.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.8% in the evening. The most fires (15.2%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.1%) on Sunday.
Based on the 3,059 incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (10.3%) took place during April, and the least (5.1%) in September.
Out of all 9,695 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (31.6%), Hazardous Condition (29.2%), and Rescue & EMS (18.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Hobbs, NM
• 3,05931.6%Fire
• 2,83529.2%Hazardous Condition
• 1,80618.6%Rescue & EMS
• 1,07011.0%False Alarm
• 4684.8%Good Intent Call
• 3723.8%Service Call
• 690.7%Overpressure Rupture
• 110.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (51.8%), and Structure Fires (27.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Hobbs, NM
• 1,58451.8%Outside Fires
• 85027.8%Structure Fires
• 40513.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2207.2%Other