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Edenton: Fire Incidents, North Carolina (NC)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 54. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 82 took place in 2008, and the least - 30 in 2017. The data has a dropping trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is comparable to the state median value.


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

Edenton:	6 minutes
Hertford:	11 minutes
Plymouth:	7 minutes
Ahoskie:	6 minutes
Elizabeth City:	5 minutes
Williamston:	5 minutes
Washington:	7 minutes
Scotland Neck:	7 minutes
Chocowinity:	9 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a declining trend.

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 1 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a declining trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 4. This indicator was the highest - 27 in 2009, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the North Carolina value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is lower.



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

Edenton:	4.4
Hertford:	1.2
Plymouth:	0.0
Ahoskie:	15.9
Elizabeth City:	7.3
Williamston:	13.8
Washington:	5.3
Scotland Neck:	4.6
Chocowinity:	3.1

32.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.9%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.1%) on Monday.
Based on the 910 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.9%) took place during March, and the least (5.6%) in August.
Out of all 4,048 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (38.0%), Fire (22.5%), and Good Intent Call (19.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Edenton, NC
• 1,53838.0%Hazardous Condition
• 91022.5%Fire
• 77719.2%Good Intent Call
• 51612.7%False Alarm
• 2225.5%Service Call
• 551.4%Rescue & EMS
• 160.4%Severe Weather
• 90.2%Special Incident
• 50.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (36.5%), and Outside Fires (32.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Edenton, NC
• 33236.5%Structure Fires
• 29832.7%Outside Fires
• 18220.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 9810.8%Other