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Sunset Beach: Fire Incidents, North Carolina (NC)

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 34. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 51 took place in 2007, and the least - 4 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.


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

Sunset Beach:	8 minutes
Calabash:	9 minutes
Ocean Isle Beach:	8 minutes
Shallotte:	8 minutes
Oak Island:	9 minutes
Bolivia:	11 minutes
Tabor City:	9 minutes
Boiling Spring Lakes:	9 minutes
Whiteville:	9 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of injuries - 2 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 43 in 2009, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.



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

Sunset Beach:	6.9
Calabash:	1.9
Ocean Isle Beach:	4.0
Shallotte:	1.3
Oak Island:	5.1
Bolivia:	1.0
Tabor City:	5.2
Boiling Spring Lakes:	5.0
Whiteville:	7.2

31.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.6% in the evening. The most fires (17.8%) took place on Friday, and the least (9.9%) on Tuesday.
According to the 583 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (15.6%) took place during July, and the least (4.6%) in September.
Out of all 5,797 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Overpressure Rupture (48.8%), Hazardous Condition (19.3%), and Fire (10.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sunset Beach, NC
• 2,82948.8%Rescue & EMS
• 1,11719.3%Service Call
• 58310.1%Fire
• 5188.9%Good Intent Call
• 3405.9%Hazardous Condition
• 3165.5%False Alarm
• 510.9%Severe Weather
• 430.7%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (60.0%), and Outside Fires (23.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sunset Beach, NC
• 35060.0%Structure Fires
• 13623.3%Outside Fires
• 7212.3%Other
• 254.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires