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Sneads Ferry: Fire Incidents, North Carolina (NC)

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 55. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 139 took place in 2011, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a growing 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 Sneads Ferry, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Sneads Ferry:	10 minutes
Holly Ridge:	9 minutes
Jacksonville:	9 minutes
Swansboro:	8 minutes
Emerald Isle:	6 minutes
Richlands:	11 minutes
Rocky Point:	11 minutes
Burgaw:	11 minutes
Castle Hayne:	6 minutes

32.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.8% in the evening. The most fires (17.6%) took place on Saturday, and the least (7.8%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 936 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.6%) took place during March, and the least (3.6%) in November.
Out of all 2,687 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (34.8%), Hazardous Condition (26.3%), and Good Intent Call (17.0%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sneads Ferry, NC
• 93634.8%Fire
• 70826.3%Hazardous Condition
• 45717.0%Good Intent Call
• 26810.0%Rescue & EMS
• 2499.3%False Alarm
• 451.7%Service Call
• 140.5%Special Incident
• 90.3%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.2%), and Outside Fires (34.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sneads Ferry, NC
• 42345.2%Structure Fires
• 32734.9%Outside Fires
• 10010.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 869.2%Other