Jump to a detailed profile or search site with

Jefferson: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

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 44. The highest number of fire incidents - 69 took place in 2006, and the least - 30 in 2017. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 10 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.


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

Jefferson:	10 minutes
Ashtabula:	6 minutes
Geneva:	7 minutes
Andover:	10 minutes
Madison:	7 minutes
Conneaut:	5 minutes
Perry:	6 minutes
Painesville:	5 minutes
Middlefield:	8 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of injuries - 1 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 29 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is dropping. Compared to the Ohio value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.



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

Jefferson:	4.0
Ashtabula:	18.0
Geneva:	14.9
Andover:	0.0
Madison:	6.7
Conneaut:	17.8
Perry:	5.0
Painesville:	36.8
Middlefield:	10.8

26.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 73.1% in the evening. The most fires (16.9%) took place on Monday, and the least (12.0%) on Saturday.
According to the 756 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.8%) took place during April, and the least (5.8%) in January.
Out of all 2,270 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (33.3%), Hazardous Condition (31.4%), and Rescue & EMS (15.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Jefferson, OH
• 75633.3%Fire
• 71231.4%Hazardous Condition
• 35415.6%Rescue & EMS
• 1587.0%False Alarm
• 1205.3%Good Intent Call
• 1064.7%Service Call
• 512.2%Severe Weather
• 110.5%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.8%), and Outside Fires (42.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Jefferson, OH
• 33143.8%Structure Fires
• 31842.1%Outside Fires
• 10614.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 10.1%Other