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Blanco: Fire Incidents, Texas (TX)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 57. The highest number of reported fires - 96 took place in 2017, and the least - 5 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 11 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.


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

Blanco:	11 minutes
Canyon Lake:	9 minutes
Wimberley:	11 minutes
Dripping Springs:	9 minutes
Bulverde:	9 minutes
Boerne:	11 minutes
Fredericksburg:	11 minutes
Comfort:	12 minutes
San Marcos:	6 minutes

20.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 79.8% in the evening. The most fires (18.9%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.9%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 852 reports from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (13.8%) took place during February, and the least (3.5%) in November.
Out of all 3,070 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (40.2%), Fire (27.8%), and Service Call (11.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Blanco, TX
• 1,23540.2%Rescue & EMS
• 85227.8%Fire
• 36411.9%Service Call
• 2939.5%Good Intent Call
• 2829.2%Hazardous Condition
• 391.3%False Alarm
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (73.4%), and Structure Fires (15.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Blanco, TX
• 62573.4%Outside Fires
• 13215.5%Structure Fires
• 849.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 111.3%Other