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Sylvania: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)

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 100. The highest number of reported fires - 169 took place in 2008, and the least - 4 in 2005. The data has a rising 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 Sylvania, GA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Sylvania:	9 minutes
Millen:	10 minutes
Statesboro:	6 minutes
Guyton:	8 minutes
Waynesboro:	4 minutes
Springfield:	7 minutes
Rincon:	6 minutes
Swainsboro:	8 minutes
Claxton:	7 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of injuries - 2 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 13 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.



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

Sylvania:	2.3
Millen:	3.5
Statesboro:	8.0
Guyton:	4.5
Waynesboro:	15.0
Springfield:	3.5
Rincon:	5.9
Swainsboro:	0.0
Claxton:	6.5

25.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 74.2% in the evening. The most fires (15.5%) took place on Monday, and the least (13.5%) on Sunday.
Based on the 1,707 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.9%) took place during March, and the least (5.1%) in August.
Out of all 5,361 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (32.3%), Fire (31.8%), and Rescue & EMS (18.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sylvania, GA
• 1,72932.3%Hazardous Condition
• 1,70731.8%Fire
• 96918.1%Rescue & EMS
• 4227.9%Good Intent Call
• 3226.0%Service Call
• 2033.8%False Alarm
• 60.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (50.9%), and Structure Fires (29.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sylvania, GA
• 86950.9%Outside Fires
• 51129.9%Structure Fires
• 31918.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 80.5%Other