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Bassett: Fire Incidents, Virginia (VA)

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 79. The highest number of reported fires - 125 took place in 2007, and the least - 29 in 2002. 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 Bassett, VA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Bassett:	10 minutes
Collinsville:	8 minutes
Martinsville:	7 minutes
Ridgeway:	8 minutes
Rocky Mount:	10 minutes
Stuart:	13 minutes
Stoneville:	7 minutes
Floyd:	16 minutes
Eden:	4 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 reported deaths - 4 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of casualties - 1 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 14 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is rising. Compared to the Virginia value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is much lower.



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

Bassett:	5.2
Collinsville:	3.7
Martinsville:	13.2
Ridgeway:	2.2
Rocky Mount:	1.2
Stuart:	1.0
Stoneville:	0.0
Floyd:	0.0
Eden:	7.5

30.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.8% in the evening. The most fires (16.7%) took place on Monday, and the least (12.1%) on Sunday.
According to the 1,341 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (15.8%) took place during March, and the least (5.1%) in September.
Out of all 6,705 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (51.4%), Fire (20.0%), and Good Intent Call (15.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bassett, VA
• 3,44951.4%Rescue & EMS
• 1,34120.0%Fire
• 1,01815.2%Good Intent Call
• 5358.0%Hazardous Condition
• 2213.3%False Alarm
• 1031.5%Service Call
• 230.3%Special Incident
• 130.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.5%), and Outside Fires (38.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bassett, VA
• 62446.5%Structure Fires
• 51638.5%Outside Fires
• 18013.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 211.6%Other