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Sevierville: Fire Incidents, Tennessee (TN)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 281. The highest number of reported fires - 556 took place in 2007, and the least - 116 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Sevierville:	183.4
Pigeon Forge:	125.0
Seymour:	67.2
Strawberry Plains:	29.7
Jefferson City:	55.4
Newport:	185.1
Knoxville:	70.0
Alcoa:	64.4
Maryville:	76.7

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 13 minutes. This is much higher compared to the state median value.


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

Sevierville:	13 minutes
Pigeon Forge:	8 minutes
Gatlinburg:	7 minutes
Seymour:	8 minutes
Dandridge:	10 minutes
New Market:	6 minutes
Jefferson City:	5 minutes
Newport:	7 minutes
Knoxville:	5 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 9 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.


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

Sevierville:	2.7
Gatlinburg:	5.2
Knoxville:	2.1
Maryville:	2.8
Morristown:	4.3

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 2 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 12 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is growing. Compared to the Tennessee value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.



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

Sevierville:	2.2
Pigeon Forge:	6.8
Gatlinburg:	2.6
Seymour:	10.4
Dandridge:	3.3
New Market:	19.9
Jefferson City:	4.5
Newport:	0.4
Knoxville:	8.2

30.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.2% in the evening. The most fires (20.7%) took place on Monday, and the least (12.4%) on Wednesday.
According to the 4,503 incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (13.0%) took place during November, and the least (5.9%) in December.
Out of all 18,433 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (40.8%), Fire (24.4%), and Good Intent Call (12.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sevierville, TN
• 7,52640.8%Rescue & EMS
• 4,50324.4%Fire
• 2,34912.7%Good Intent Call
• 1,5418.4%Service Call
• 1,2937.0%False Alarm
• 1,1586.3%Hazardous Condition
• 320.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 230.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.1%), and Outside Fires (39.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sevierville, TN
• 1,98544.1%Structure Fires
• 1,76939.3%Outside Fires
• 54412.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2054.6%Other