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Sylacauga: Fire Incidents, Alabama (AL)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 141. The highest number of reported fires - 282 took place in 2016, and the least - 48 in 2009. The data has a declining trend.


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

Sylacauga:	116.8
Childersburg:	63.1
Talladega:	68.3
Alexander City:	55.2
Chelsea:	40.3
Pell City:	19.2
Calera:	45.0
Lincoln:	170.9
Leeds:	53.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is lower compared to the state median value.


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

Sylacauga:	5 minutes
Talladega:	8 minutes
Alexander City:	5 minutes
Calera:	6 minutes
Leeds:	5 minutes
Clanton:	7 minutes
Pelham:	5 minutes
Jemison:	10 minutes
Alabaster:	6 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 1 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 11 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 14. This indicator was the highest - 96 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is much higher.



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

Sylacauga:	12.5
Talladega:	2.5
Alexander City:	1.4
Calera:	1.1
Leeds:	5.8
Clanton:	8.0
Pelham:	8.8
Jemison:	3.7
Alabaster:	14.4

29.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.1% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.5%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 2,404 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.1%) took place during January, and the least (6.2%) in September.
Out of all 7,025 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (35.6%), Fire (34.2%), and Hazardous Condition (11.0%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sylacauga, AL
• 2,50135.6%Rescue & EMS
• 2,40434.2%Fire
• 77211.0%Hazardous Condition
• 5437.7%Good Intent Call
• 4085.8%False Alarm
• 3294.7%Service Call
• 360.5%Severe Weather
• 200.3%Special Incident
• 120.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (40.5%), and Outside Fires (39.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sylacauga, AL
• 97340.5%Structure Fires
• 94039.1%Outside Fires
• 28511.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2068.6%Other