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Williamston: Fire Incidents, South Carolina (SC)

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 61. The highest number of reported fires - 103 took place in 2016, and the least - 9 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is comparable to the state median value.


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

Williamston:	7 minutes
Pelzer:	6 minutes
Piedmont:	6 minutes
Belton:	6 minutes
Anderson:	7 minutes
Honea Path:	5 minutes
Simpsonville:	4 minutes
Mauldin:	3 minutes
Easley:	6 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 5 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 8. This indicator was the highest - 68 in 2007, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is similar.



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

Williamston:	7.7
Pelzer:	1.4
Piedmont:	3.8
Belton:	2.6
Anderson:	9.4
Honea Path:	10.6
Simpsonville:	5.3
Mauldin:	6.2
Easley:	3.5

29.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.1% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Monday, and the least (11.3%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 1,040 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.0%) took place during March, and the least (5.2%) in August.
Out of all 2,843 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (36.6%), Rescue & EMS (23.7%), and Hazardous Condition (16.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Williamston, SC
• 1,04036.6%Fire
• 67423.7%Rescue & EMS
• 47216.6%Hazardous Condition
• 32211.3%False Alarm
• 2177.6%Good Intent Call
• 993.5%Service Call
• 120.4%Severe Weather
• 60.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (47.8%), and Outside Fires (36.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Williamston, SC
• 49747.8%Structure Fires
• 37736.3%Outside Fires
• 14714.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 191.8%Other