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Pahrump: Fire Incidents, Nevada (NV)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 169. The highest number of fire incidents - 272 took place in 2005, and the least - 96 in 2013. The data has a growing trend.


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

Pahrump:	55.1
Crystal:	1.6
Las Vegas:	98.2
North Las Vegas:	41.9
Paradise:	0.1
Henderson:	21.9
Clark:	0.3
Boulder City:	39.0
Laughlin:	53.3

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


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

Pahrump:	7 minutes
Las Vegas:	6 minutes
North Las Vegas:	6 minutes
Henderson:	7 minutes
Boulder City:	6 minutes
Ridgecrest:	7 minutes
Laughlin:	6 minutes
Bullhead City:	5 minutes
Mohave Valley:	7 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 4 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 7. This indicator was the highest - 26 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2005. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 incidents is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is much higher.


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

Pahrump:	6.6
Las Vegas:	1.1
North Las Vegas:	1.3
Henderson:	2.0
Bullhead City:	3.6

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 9. The highest number of reported casualties - 20 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 53. This indicator was the highest - 142 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is much higher.



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

Pahrump:	50.4
Las Vegas:	8.7
North Las Vegas:	6.7
Henderson:	12.1
Boulder City:	0.0
Ridgecrest:	10.3
Laughlin:	25.3
Bullhead City:	33.9
Mohave Valley:	16.8

33.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.4% in the evening. The most fires (16.0%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.5%) on Thursday.
According to the 2,878 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.4%) took place during July, and the least (4.8%) in February.
Out of all 12,136 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Service Call (30.0%), Rescue & EMS (24.9%), and Fire (23.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Pahrump, NV
• 3,64230.0%Service Call
• 3,02524.9%Rescue & EMS
• 2,87823.7%Fire
• 8537.0%Good Intent Call
• 7956.6%Hazardous Condition
• 7516.2%False Alarm
• 1791.5%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (49.2%), and Structure Fires (27.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Pahrump, NV
• 1,41749.2%Outside Fires
• 79327.6%Structure Fires
• 55519.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1133.9%Other