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Nelsonville: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

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 56. The highest number of fires - 73 took place in 2013, and the least - 36 in 2005. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Nelsonville:	95.3
Athens:	45.9
Logan:	104.8
Lancaster:	65.3
Wellston:	137.3

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


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

Nelsonville:	7 minutes
Glouster:	7 minutes
Athens:	5 minutes
Logan:	10 minutes
New Lexington:	11 minutes
McArthur:	11 minutes
Crooksville:	11 minutes
Somerset:	11 minutes
Roseville:	10 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 1 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 4. This indicator was the highest - 28 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.



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

Nelsonville:	4.2
Glouster:	3.7
Athens:	11.4
Logan:	10.4
New Lexington:	2.7
McArthur:	5.0
Crooksville:	2.6
Somerset:	6.5
Roseville:	5.0

32.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.0% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (12.3%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 950 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.3%) took place during April, and the least (6.1%) in January.
Out of all 4,568 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (40.4%), Fire (20.8%), and Rescue & EMS (10.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Nelsonville, OH
• 1,84540.4%Hazardous Condition
• 95020.8%Fire
• 49710.9%Rescue & EMS
• 48510.6%Service Call
• 3888.5%False Alarm
• 2746.0%Good Intent Call
• 811.8%Severe Weather
• 280.6%Special Incident
• 200.4%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.9%), and Outside Fires (34.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Nelsonville, OH
• 43645.9%Structure Fires
• 33234.9%Outside Fires
• 17418.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 80.8%Other