Clarksburg: Fire Incidents, West Virginia (WV)
Where are fire incidents reported in Clarksburg, WV
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2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Clarksburg, WV
- 8,70261.7%Rescue & EMS
- 1,46310.4%Hazardous Condition
- 1,1838.4%Fire
- 1,1658.3%Good Intent Call
- 9466.7%Service Call
- 5403.8%False Alarm
- 880.6%Severe Weather
- 170.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Clarksburg, WV
- 68357.7%Structure Fires
- 24520.7%Outside Fires
- 20016.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 554.6%Other
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 74. The highest number of reported fires - 130 took place in 2008, and the least - 4 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Clarksburg, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Clarksburg: | 49.5 |
| Bridgeport: | 44.7 |
| Fairmont: | 80.2 |
| Grafton: | 132.1 |
| Buckhannon: | 207.2 |
| Morgantown: | 125.2 |
| Brookhaven: | 4.5 |
| Elkins: | 112.5 |
| Cheat Lake: | 2.1 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.The median response time in Clarksburg, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Clarksburg: | 6 minutes |
| Bridgeport: | 8 minutes |
| Shinnston: | 11 minutes |
| Salem: | 13 minutes |
| Fairmont: | 9 minutes |
| Grafton: | 10 minutes |
| Weston: | 10 minutes |
| Philippi: | 13 minutes |
| Buckhannon: | 12 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 7 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 17. This indicator was the highest - 79 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2003. 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 higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Clarksburg, WV compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Clarksburg: | 16.9 |
| Bridgeport: | 19.6 |
| Shinnston: | 3.5 |
| Salem: | 10.4 |
| Fairmont: | 9.4 |
| Grafton: | 16.9 |
| Weston: | 13.1 |
| Philippi: | 0.0 |
| Buckhannon: | 5.5 |
35.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 64.9% in the evening. The most fires (15.8%) took place on Monday, and the least (13.0%) on Tuesday.
According to the 1,183 reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (9.7%) took place during September, and the least (7.0%) in June.
Out of all 14,113 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (61.7%), Hazardous Condition (10.4%), and Fire (8.4%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (57.7%), and Outside Fires (20.7%).