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Phenix City: Fire Incidents, Alabama (AL)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 215. The highest number of reported fires - 350 took place in 2007, and the least - 95 in 2015. The data has a dropping trend.


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

Phenix City:	37.5
Smiths:	13.9
Smiths Station:	80.0
Beulah:	1.6
Opelika:	39.8
Valley:	43.0
Auburn:	24.6
Lanett:	69.8
Eufaula:	7.3

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower compared to the Alabama median value.


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

Phenix City:	4 minutes
Smiths:	8 minutes
Opelika:	4 minutes
Valley:	6 minutes
Auburn:	5 minutes
Eufaula:	6 minutes
Clayton:	10 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 7 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fires is decreasing. Compared to the Alabama value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is similar.


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

Phenix City:

2.5

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of casualties - 5 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 15 in 2010, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is dropping. Compared to the Alabama value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.



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

Phenix City:	3.6
Smiths:	2.0
Opelika:	7.6
Valley:	8.9
Auburn:	0.8
Eufaula:	0.0
Clayton:	3.9

28.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.0% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.3%) on Thursday.
According to the 3,648 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.0%) took place during July, and the least (6.4%) in September.
Out of all 22,435 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (61.8%), Fire (16.3%), and Hazardous Condition (6.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Phenix City, AL
• 13,87661.8%Rescue & EMS
• 3,64816.3%Fire
• 1,4656.5%Hazardous Condition
• 1,3546.0%Good Intent Call
• 1,0394.6%False Alarm
• 9774.4%Service Call
• 330.1%Special Incident
• 270.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (39.6%), and Outside Fires (37.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Phenix City, AL
• 1,44539.6%Structure Fires
• 1,35337.1%Outside Fires
• 68818.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1624.4%Other