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Richwood: 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 fire incidents per year is 50. The highest number of fires - 80 took place in 2010, and the least - 5 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.


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

Richwood:	9 minutes
Marysville:	8 minutes
Marion:	6 minutes
Delaware:	7 minutes
Ashley:	9 minutes
Cardington:	9 minutes
Powell:	6 minutes
Plain City:	8 minutes
Kenton:	6 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 6 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a declining trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 19. This indicator was the highest - 136 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is decreasing. Compared to the Ohio value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Richwood:	18.7
Marysville:	6.3
Marion:	6.7
Delaware:	16.5
Ashley:	5.7
Cardington:	2.7
Powell:	11.1
Plain City:	5.5
Kenton:	19.1

25.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 74.5% in the evening. The most fires (19.2%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.6%) on Thursday.
According to the 855 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.9%) took place during April, and the least (5.3%) in February.
Out of all 2,044 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (41.8%), Rescue & EMS (28.0%), and Hazardous Condition (10.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Richwood, OH
• 85541.8%Fire
• 57328.0%Rescue & EMS
• 21510.5%Hazardous Condition
• 1376.7%Good Intent Call
• 1286.3%False Alarm
• 1246.1%Service Call
• 50.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 50.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (50.3%), and Outside Fires (36.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Richwood, OH
• 43050.3%Structure Fires
• 31336.6%Outside Fires
• 10512.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 70.8%Other