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Lexington: Fire Incidents, South Carolina (SC)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 392. The highest number of reported fires - 640 took place in 2016, and the least - 2 in 2011. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Lexington:	285.2
Oak Grove:	1.0
Irmo:	83.5
West Columbia:	246.6
Cayce:	59.5
Columbia:	115.1
Forest Acres:	5.2
Hopkins:	127.9
Newberry:	88.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is about the same as the South Carolina median value.


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

Lexington:	7 minutes
Irmo:	8 minutes
West Columbia:	6 minutes
Cayce:	5 minutes
Gilbert:	8 minutes
Columbia:	7 minutes
Gaston:	8 minutes
Chapin:	8 minutes
Pelion:	8 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of deaths - 6 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a rising trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 11 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is about the same.


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

Lexington:	2.2
West Columbia:	1.9
Columbia:	2.8
Gaston:	3.1
Orangeburg:	2.0
Aiken:	2.2

According to the reports from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 3. The highest number of reported casualties - 7 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2009. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 6. This indicator was the highest - 12 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2009. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is dropping. Compared to the South Carolina value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is similar.



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

Lexington:	6.8
Irmo:	11.9
West Columbia:	11.8
Cayce:	8.5
Gilbert:	6.0
Columbia:	12.0
Gaston:	8.6
Chapin:	1.9
Pelion:	7.7

27.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 73.0% in the evening. The most fires (16.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.7%) on Thursday.
According to the 5,879 fires from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (10.9%) took place during January, and the least (6.3%) in August.
Out of all 26,555 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (39.0%), Fire (22.1%), and Service Call (12.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Lexington, SC
• 10,36739.0%Rescue & EMS
• 5,87922.1%Fire
• 3,25912.3%Service Call
• 2,4839.4%Good Intent Call
• 2,2688.5%False Alarm
• 2,1418.1%Hazardous Condition
• 810.3%Severe Weather
• 560.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (55.5%), and Structure Fires (29.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Lexington, SC
• 3,26055.5%Outside Fires
• 1,75729.9%Structure Fires
• 84914.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 130.2%Other