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Hendersonville: 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 fires per year is 208. The highest number of reported fires - 374 took place in 2007, and the least - 19 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Hendersonville:	141.4
Mills River:	33.9
Etowah:	17.3
Fletcher:	69.5
Brevard:	130.0
Asheville:	57.3
Black Mountain:	52.0
Woodfin:	16.7
Waynesville:	170.1

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is similar to the state median value.


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

Hendersonville:	7 minutes
East Flat Rock:	5 minutes
Fletcher:	7 minutes
Fairview:	8 minutes
Brevard:	7 minutes
Lake Lure:	10 minutes
Asheville:	4 minutes
Swannanoa:	8 minutes
Black Mountain:	6 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 11 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the North Carolina value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is about the same.


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

Hendersonville:	1.7
Asheville:	0.9

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 5 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 17 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.



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

Hendersonville:	3.7
East Flat Rock:	3.4
Fletcher:	3.3
Fairview:	1.3
Brevard:	10.8
Lake Lure:	0.0
Asheville:	8.6
Swannanoa:	4.9
Black Mountain:	12.9

30.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.2% in the evening. The most fires (15.5%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (13.3%) on Wednesday.
According to the 3,531 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.1%) took place during March, and the least (6.0%) in October.
Out of all 50,806 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (52.4%), Hazardous Condition (15.1%), and Service Call (12.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Hendersonville, NC
• 26,60052.4%Rescue & EMS
• 7,65515.1%Hazardous Condition
• 6,51212.8%Service Call
• 4,1938.3%Good Intent Call
• 3,5316.9%Fire
• 2,0134.0%False Alarm
• 2010.4%Severe Weather
• 670.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (52.7%), and Outside Fires (30.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Hendersonville, NC
• 1,86052.7%Structure Fires
• 1,06230.1%Outside Fires
• 3449.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2657.5%Other