Columbia: Fire Incidents, Mississippi (MS)
Where are fire incidents reported in Columbia, MS
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Columbia, MS
- 3,89357.3%Rescue & EMS
- 1,94328.6%Fire
- 2673.9%Good Intent Call
- 2403.5%False Alarm
- 2263.3%Service Call
- 1892.8%Hazardous Condition
- 220.3%Severe Weather
- 80.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Columbia, MS
- 91447.0%Outside Fires
- 78140.2%Structure Fires
- 19710.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 512.6%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 114. The highest number of fires - 191 took place in 2006, and the least - 56 in 2013. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Columbia, MS compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Columbia: | 154.6 |
| Hattiesburg: | 102.0 |
| Petal: | 106.6 |
| McComb: | 140.9 |
| Brookhaven: | 53.5 |
| Laurel: | 237.3 |
| Picayune: | 170.6 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.The median response time in Columbia, MS compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Columbia: | 9 minutes |
| Foxworth: | 10 minutes |
| Bassfield: | 5 minutes |
| Sumrall: | 9 minutes |
| Tylertown: | 9 minutes |
| Prentiss: | 10 minutes |
| Purvis: | 7 minutes |
| Silver Creek: | 9 minutes |
| Monticello: | 6 minutes |
According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of casualties - 3 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 39 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is declining. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is about the same.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Columbia, MS compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Columbia: | 3.6 |
| Foxworth: | 4.2 |
| Bassfield: | 1.7 |
| Sumrall: | 1.2 |
| Tylertown: | 1.6 |
| Prentiss: | 0.6 |
| Purvis: | 1.7 |
| Silver Creek: | 3.8 |
| Monticello: | 2.2 |
30.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.9% in the evening. The most fires (18.2%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.4%) on Sunday.
Based on the 1,943 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.2%) took place during March, and the least (5.5%) in August.
Out of all 6,791 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (57.3%), Fire (28.6%), and Good Intent Call (3.9%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (47.0%), and Structure Fires (40.2%).