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Elberton: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 135. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 220 took place in 2006, and the least - 83 in 2015. The data has a dropping trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.


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

Elberton:	8 minutes
Hartwell:	6 minutes
Lavonia:	8 minutes
Washington:	7 minutes
Athens:	6 minutes
Commerce:	9 minutes
Watkinsville:	7 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.

According to the reports from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 15 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the Georgia value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is much lower.



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

Elberton:	2.1
Hartwell:	5.0
Lavonia:	7.3
Washington:	5.6
Athens:	11.6
Commerce:	3.9
Watkinsville:	0.0

25.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 74.5% in the evening. The most fires (18.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.9%) on Wednesday.
According to the 1,891 reports from years 2005 - 2018 most fires (10.5%) took place during March, and the least (6.3%) in October.
Out of all 3,699 cases reported during the years 2005 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (51.1%), Hazardous Condition (19.6%), and Rescue & EMS (16.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Elberton, GA
• 1,89151.1%Fire
• 72619.6%Hazardous Condition
• 60316.3%Rescue & EMS
• 3128.4%Good Intent Call
• 1333.6%False Alarm
• 230.6%Service Call
• 60.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 40.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (45.1%), and Structure Fires (37.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Elberton, GA
• 85345.1%Outside Fires
• 70537.3%Structure Fires
• 31716.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 160.8%Other