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Marion: Fire Incidents, North Carolina (NC)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 165. The highest number of reported fires - 264 took place in 2018, and the least - 40 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.


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

Marion:	300.1
Morganton:	134.4
Black Mountain:	52.0
Forest City:	99.2
Lenoir:	95.8
Asheville:	57.3
Woodfin:	16.7
Fletcher:	69.5
Hendersonville:	141.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher compared to the North Carolina median value.


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

Marion:	9 minutes
Old Fort:	11 minutes
Spruce Pine:	10 minutes
Morganton:	7 minutes
Black Mountain:	6 minutes
Lake Lure:	10 minutes
Rutherfordton:	8 minutes
Swannanoa:	8 minutes
Burnsville:	9 minutes

According to the data 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 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 1. This indicator was the highest - 8 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the North Carolina value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is similar.


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

Marion:	1.4
Morganton:	3.0
Lenoir:	1.3
Asheville:	0.9
Hendersonville:	1.7

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 2 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 17 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is growing. Compared to the North Carolina value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.



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

Marion:	3.9
Old Fort:	0.0
Spruce Pine:	0.0
Morganton:	6.9
Black Mountain:	12.9
Lake Lure:	0.0
Rutherfordton:	0.7
Swannanoa:	4.9
Burnsville:	0.7

33.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.5% in the evening. The most fires (17.0%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.8%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 2,804 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.2%) took place during March, and the least (5.2%) in May.
Out of all 12,976 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (29.1%), Hazardous Condition (26.0%), and Fire (21.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Marion, NC
• 3,78229.1%Rescue & EMS
• 3,37526.0%Hazardous Condition
• 2,80421.6%Fire
• 1,33810.3%Good Intent Call
• 8966.9%Service Call
• 6314.9%False Alarm
• 1190.9%Severe Weather
• 210.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.0%), and Outside Fires (28.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Marion, NC
• 1,62658.0%Structure Fires
• 78728.1%Outside Fires
• 28510.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1063.8%Other