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Gadsden: Fire Incidents, Alabama (AL)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 214. The highest number of reported fires - 340 took place in 2006, and the least - 91 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.


The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Gadsden, AL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)

Gadsden:	58.5
Attalla:	42.6
Rainbow City:	50.3
Glencoe:	85.7
Southside:	32.7
Boaz:	86.4
Jacksonville:	66.4
Albertville:	115.0
Anniston:	119.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower than the Alabama median value.


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

Gadsden:	5 minutes
Boaz:	6 minutes
Altoona:	12 minutes
Jacksonville:	6 minutes
Albertville:	5 minutes
Centre:	11 minutes
Piedmont:	8 minutes
Anniston:	7 minutes
Oneonta:	9 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 3 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 20 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2005. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is similar.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Gadsden, AL compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Gadsden:	2.0
Albertville:	0.0

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of injuries - 4 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 6. This indicator was the highest - 44 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is declining. Compared to the Alabama value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is similar.



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

Gadsden:	5.0
Boaz:	1.3
Altoona:	0.0
Jacksonville:	18.1
Albertville:	0.0
Centre:	0.0
Piedmont:	1.8
Anniston:	4.8
Oneonta:	2.6

34.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.9% in the evening. The most fires (15.3%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (13.0%) on Wednesday.
According to the 3,421 fire incidents from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (10.0%) took place during January, and the least (6.6%) in May.
Out of all 29,987 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (60.3%), Service Call (13.8%), and Fire (11.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Gadsden, AL
• 18,06960.3%Rescue & EMS
• 4,14113.8%Service Call
• 3,42111.4%Fire
• 2,1537.2%Good Intent Call
• 1,5685.2%False Alarm
• 5461.8%Hazardous Condition
• 570.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (40.2%), and Structure Fires (35.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Gadsden, AL
• 1,37540.2%Outside Fires
• 1,21735.6%Structure Fires
• 54716.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2828.2%Other