Palmyra: Fire Incidents, Pennsylvania (PA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Palmyra, PA
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2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Palmyra, PA
- 73627.1%Hazardous Condition
- 68225.1%Fire
- 63723.4%Rescue & EMS
- 37213.7%Good Intent Call
- 1344.9%Service Call
- 1314.8%False Alarm
- 190.7%Severe Weather
- 50.2%Overpressure Rupture
- 40.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Palmyra, PA
- 53578.4%Structure Fires
- 9513.9%Outside Fires
- 426.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 101.5%Other
According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 49. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 99 took place in 2007, and the least - 12 in 2009. The data has a dropping trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Palmyra, PA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Palmyra: | 69.9 |
| Hershey: | 37.4 |
| Lebanon: | 78.3 |
| Middletown: | 69.5 |
| Elizabethtown: | 78.4 |
| Steelton: | 64.1 |
| Mount Joy: | 82.4 |
| Harrisburg: | 188.7 |
| New Cumberland: | 60.1 |
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 Palmyra, PA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Palmyra: | 9 minutes |
| Hershey: | 8 minutes |
| Annville: | 8 minutes |
| Hummelstown: | 10 minutes |
| Lebanon: | 4 minutes |
| Middletown: | 9 minutes |
| Elizabethtown: | 9 minutes |
| Steelton: | 7 minutes |
| Mount Joy: | 8 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2009. The data has a decreasing trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 22 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2009. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Pennsylvania value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Palmyra, PA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Palmyra: | 7.3 |
| Hershey: | 14.8 |
| Annville: | 3.3 |
| Hummelstown: | 7.1 |
| Lebanon: | 17.1 |
| Middletown: | 0.0 |
| Elizabethtown: | 3.1 |
| Steelton: | 4.5 |
| Mount Joy: | 5.4 |
34.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.5% in the evening. The most fires (15.7%) took place on Friday, and the least (12.8%) on Tuesday.
According to the 682 fires from years 2005 - 2018 most fires (13.0%) took place during January, and the least (5.0%) in November.
Out of all 2,720 cases reported during the years 2005 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (27.1%), Fire (25.1%), and Rescue & EMS (23.4%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (78.4%), and Outside Fires (13.9%).