Sandy Springs: Fire Incidents, Georgia (GA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Sandy Springs, GA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| ROSWELL RD | 796 |
| I 285 | 148 |
| PEACHTREE DUNWOODY RD | 142 |
| GLENRIDGE DR | 104 |
| HAMMOND DR | 74 |
| ROBERTS DR | 74 |
| JOHNSON FERRY RD | 68 |
| STATE 400 HWY | 66 |
| NORTHRIDGE RD | 64 |
| GEORGIA 400 | 62 |
| MOUNT VERNON HWY | 56 |
| NORTHWOOD DR | 54 |
| 285EB | 50 |
| ABERNATHY RD | 48 |
| SPALDING DR | 46 |
| I285 HWY | 42 |
| COLQUITT RD | 40 |
| NORTHSIDE DR | 40 |
| 285WB | 38 |
| POWERS FERRY RD | 38 |
| SPRING CREEK LN | 38 |
| 400NB | 36 |
| DUNWOODY PL | 36 |
| MORGAN FALLS RD | 34 |
| SANDALWOOD DR | 34 |
| I285 | 32 |
| BRENTWOOD WAY | 30 |
| CEDAR RUN | 30 |
| GLENLAKE | 30 |
| LAKE FORREST DR | 26 |
2008 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sandy Springs, GA
- 16,06135.0%Rescue & EMS
- 15,56133.9%Good Intent Call
- 4,78910.4%Service Call
- 3,8248.3%False Alarm
- 3,5087.6%Hazardous Condition
- 2,1154.6%Fire
- 530.1%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sandy Springs, GA
- 82238.9%Structure Fires
- 75335.6%Outside Fires
- 53325.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 70.3%Other
Based on the data from the years 2008 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 192. The highest number of fires - 276 took place in 2016, and the least - 66 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Sandy Springs, GA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Sandy Springs: | 20.1 |
| Dunwoody: | 5.3 |
| Chamblee: | 34.8 |
| Doraville: | 21.8 |
| Roswell: | 18.7 |
| Norcross: | 137.6 |
| Smyrna: | 30.3 |
| Marietta: | 90.3 |
| Tucker: | 29.4 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is comparable to the Georgia median value.The median response time in Sandy Springs, GA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Sandy Springs: | 6 minutes |
| Chamblee: | 7 minutes |
| Roswell: | 6 minutes |
| Norcross: | 7 minutes |
| Smyrna: | 5 minutes |
| Marietta: | 6 minutes |
| Tucker: | 6 minutes |
| Alpharetta: | 5 minutes |
| Clarkston: | 6 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2008 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 5 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2008. The data has a rising trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 6. This indicator was the highest - 23 in 2009, and the lowest 0 in 2008. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is rising. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is lower.
31.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.8% in the evening. The most fires (15.8%) took place on Monday, and the least (13.2%) on Friday.
According to the 2,115 fire incident reports from years 2008 - 2018 most fires (10.3%) took place during March, and the least (6.4%) in September.
Out of all 45,949 cases reported during the years 2008 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (35.0%), Good Intent Call (33.9%), and Service Call (10.4%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (38.9%), and Outside Fires (35.6%).