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Kennesaw: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)

2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 195. The highest number of fires - 281 took place in 2006, and the least - 41 in 2018. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Kennesaw:	49.7
Acworth:	85.7
Marietta:	90.3
Woodstock:	75.2
Powder Springs:	65.1
Holly Springs:	34.8
Smyrna:	30.3
Austell:	196.1
Dallas:	203.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is about the same as the state median value.


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

Kennesaw:	6 minutes
Acworth:	7 minutes
Marietta:	6 minutes
Woodstock:	7 minutes
Powder Springs:	6 minutes
Smyrna:	5 minutes
Hiram:	7 minutes
Austell:	5 minutes
Dallas:	7 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 1. The highest number of deaths - 4 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2007. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 16 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2007. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the Georgia value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is much higher.


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

Kennesaw:	4.7
Acworth:	0.7
Marietta:	2.9
Woodstock:	1.8
Smyrna:	4.7
Austell:	1.1
Dallas:	1.7
Cartersville:	3.1
Roswell:	1.2

According to the reports from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of injuries - 6 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2010. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 10. This indicator was the highest - 28 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2010. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is dropping. Compared to the Georgia value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Kennesaw:	11.0
Acworth:	13.6
Marietta:	24.8
Woodstock:	3.1
Powder Springs:	14.3
Smyrna:	9.5
Hiram:	4.2
Austell:	19.8
Dallas:	9.8

27.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.3% in the evening. The most fires (15.2%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.2%) on Monday.
According to the 2,546 fire incident reports from years 2006 - 2018 most fires (9.7%) took place during April, and the least (7.3%) in September.
Out of all 38,198 cases reported during the years 2006 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (46.3%), Good Intent Call (21.9%), and Service Call (10.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Kennesaw, GA
• 17,67046.3%Rescue & EMS
• 8,37221.9%Good Intent Call
• 4,07810.7%Service Call
• 2,7487.2%False Alarm
• 2,7347.2%Hazardous Condition
• 2,5466.7%Fire
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (44.2%), and Structure Fires (34.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Kennesaw, GA
• 1,12544.2%Outside Fires
• 86734.1%Structure Fires
• 54521.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 90.4%Other