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Worthington: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 37. The highest number of reported fires - 55 took place in 2012, and the least - 18 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.


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

Worthington:	24.6
Powell:	33.0
Upper Arlington:	17.7
Westerville:	14.8
Dublin:	22.9
Columbus:	38.2
Hilliard:	26.7
Grandview Heights:	16.1
Gahanna:	20.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.


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

Worthington:	4 minutes
Powell:	6 minutes
Upper Arlington:	5 minutes
Westerville:	6 minutes
Dublin:	5 minutes
Columbus:	4 minutes
Hilliard:	6 minutes
Gahanna:	5 minutes
Galena:	7 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 14. This indicator was the highest - 111 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is lower.



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

Worthington:	10.2
Powell:	11.1
Upper Arlington:	15.7
Westerville:	15.6
Dublin:	2.4
Columbus:	13.4
Hilliard:	12.7
Gahanna:	7.5
Galena:	5.2

30.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.8% in the evening. The most fires (16.2%) took place on Friday, and the least (12.9%) on Monday.
According to the 587 fires from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (11.4%) took place during October, and the least (4.6%) in February.
Out of all 7,653 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (39.3%), Hazardous Condition (20.2%), and Good Intent Call (14.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Worthington, OH
• 3,00639.3%Rescue & EMS
• 1,54820.2%Hazardous Condition
• 1,14414.9%Good Intent Call
• 82510.8%False Alarm
• 5877.7%Fire
• 4946.5%Service Call
• 270.4%Overpressure Rupture
• 110.1%Severe Weather
• 110.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.1%), and Outside Fires (37.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Worthington, OH
• 25944.1%Structure Fires
• 21737.0%Outside Fires
• 10217.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 91.5%Other