Oak Island: Fire Incidents, North Carolina (NC)
Where are fire incidents reported in Oak Island, NC
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2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Oak Island, NC
- 3,69959.4%Rescue & EMS
- 1,07517.3%Good Intent Call
- 5909.5%Fire
- 3125.0%False Alarm
- 2684.3%Hazardous Condition
- 2534.1%Service Call
- 120.2%Special Incident
- 110.2%Severe Weather
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Oak Island, NC
- 30952.4%Structure Fires
- 21336.1%Outside Fires
- 396.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 294.9%Other
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 37. The highest number of reported fires - 63 took place in 2012, and the least - 4 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Oak Island, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Oak Island: | 64.9 |
| Boiling Spring Lakes: | 58.0 |
| Carolina Beach: | 69.0 |
| Myrtle Grove: | 1.1 |
| Leland: | 86.8 |
| Wilmington: | 62.9 |
| Ogden: | 1.5 |
| Whiteville: | 263.6 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.The median response time in Oak Island, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Oak Island: | 9 minutes |
| Boiling Spring Lakes: | 9 minutes |
| Bolivia: | 11 minutes |
| Shallotte: | 8 minutes |
| Carolina Beach: | 6 minutes |
| Ocean Isle Beach: | 8 minutes |
| Sunset Beach: | 8 minutes |
| Leland: | 10 minutes |
| Wilmington: | 5 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of casualties - 1 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 19 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the North Carolina value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Oak Island, NC compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Oak Island: | 5.1 |
| Boiling Spring Lakes: | 5.0 |
| Bolivia: | 1.0 |
| Shallotte: | 1.3 |
| Carolina Beach: | 0.0 |
| Ocean Isle Beach: | 4.0 |
| Sunset Beach: | 6.9 |
| Leland: | 2.7 |
| Wilmington: | 8.3 |
27.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.2% in the evening. The most fires (17.5%) took place on Monday, and the least (11.5%) on Sunday.
According to the 590 fire incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (12.7%) took place during July, and the least (5.6%) in September.
Out of all 6,224 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (59.4%), Good Intent Call (17.3%), and Fire (9.5%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (52.4%), and Outside Fires (36.1%).