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Bruce: Fire Incidents, Mississippi (MS)

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

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 61. The highest number of reported fires - 96 took place in 2006, and the least - 18 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 10 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.


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

Bruce:	10 minutes
Calhoun City:	6 minutes
Water Valley:	7 minutes
Houston:	7 minutes
Pontotoc:	9 minutes
Oxford:	6 minutes
Grenada:	4 minutes
Eupora:	8 minutes
Okolona:	7 minutes

29.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.8% in the evening. The most fires (16.9%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.6%) on Friday.
According to the 977 fire incidents from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (13.7%) took place during March, and the least (5.4%) in May.
Out of all 1,825 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (53.5%), Rescue & EMS (32.1%), and Good Intent Call (4.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bruce, MS
• 97753.5%Fire
• 58532.1%Rescue & EMS
• 874.8%Good Intent Call
• 844.6%Hazardous Condition
• 442.4%False Alarm
• 261.4%Severe Weather
• 160.9%Service Call
• 50.3%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (48.9%), and Structure Fires (37.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bruce, MS
• 47848.9%Outside Fires
• 36237.1%Structure Fires
• 11511.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 222.3%Other