Lexington: Fire Incidents, Virginia (VA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Lexington, VA
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Lexington, VA
- 5,82953.5%Rescue & EMS
- 1,57014.4%Fire
- 1,11210.2%Hazardous Condition
- 1,08610.0%Good Intent Call
- 6766.2%False Alarm
- 5895.4%Service Call
- 180.2%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Lexington, VA
- 81652.0%Structure Fires
- 38024.2%Outside Fires
- 27317.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 1016.4%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 92. The highest number of reported fires - 155 took place in 2013, and the least - 22 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Lexington, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Lexington: | 145.4 |
| Buena Vista: | 75.7 |
| Stuarts Draft: | 41.9 |
| Covington: | 69.5 |
| Madison Heights: | 66.8 |
| Forest: | 44.3 |
| Lynchburg: | 28.0 |
| Bedford: | 163.4 |
| Staunton: | 46.5 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 11 minutes. This is higher compared to the Virginia median value.The median response time in Lexington, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Lexington: | 11 minutes |
| Buena Vista: | 10 minutes |
| Clifton Forge: | 8 minutes |
| Greenville: | 15 minutes |
| Buchanan: | 14 minutes |
| Amherst: | 15 minutes |
| Stuarts Draft: | 11 minutes |
| Covington: | 8 minutes |
| Madison Heights: | 12 minutes |
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 3 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 26 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is rising. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Lexington, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Lexington: | 6.4 |
| Buena Vista: | 2.1 |
| Clifton Forge: | 4.9 |
| Greenville: | 1.9 |
| Buchanan: | 0.0 |
| Amherst: | 0.8 |
| Stuarts Draft: | 4.1 |
| Covington: | 5.6 |
| Madison Heights: | 10.7 |
35.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 64.6% in the evening. The most fires (17.0%) took place on Friday, and the least (12.9%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 1,570 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.9%) took place during January, and the least (5.2%) in September.
Out of all 10,895 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (53.5%), Fire (14.4%), and Hazardous Condition (10.2%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (52.0%), and Outside Fires (24.2%).