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Shepherdstown: Fire Incidents, West Virginia (WV)

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

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 36. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 74 took place in 2006, and the least - 6 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 11 minutes. This is about the same as the state median value.


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

Shepherdstown:	11 minutes
Sharpsburg:	9 minutes
Harpers Ferry:	14 minutes
Martinsburg:	7 minutes
Boonsboro:	10 minutes
Falling Waters:	14 minutes
Charles Town:	11 minutes
Williamsport:	8 minutes
Brunswick:	9 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 injuries - 2 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a growing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 10. This indicator was the highest - 87 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the West Virginia value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is higher.



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

Shepherdstown:	8.8
Sharpsburg:	3.0
Harpers Ferry:	2.5
Martinsburg:	16.6
Boonsboro:	0.8
Falling Waters:	10.6
Charles Town:	12.8
Williamsport:	3.6
Brunswick:	0.0

32.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.3% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (11.9%) on Sunday.
According to the 571 fire incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (11.7%) took place during February, and the least (4.6%) in September.
Out of all 1,975 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (28.9%), Rescue & EMS (19.6%), and Hazardous Condition (17.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Shepherdstown, WV
• 57128.9%Fire
• 38719.6%Rescue & EMS
• 35417.9%Hazardous Condition
• 33216.8%Good Intent Call
• 22111.2%False Alarm
• 1005.1%Service Call
• 40.2%Severe Weather
• 30.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 30.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (57.1%), and Outside Fires (30.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Shepherdstown, WV
• 32657.1%Structure Fires
• 17430.5%Outside Fires
• 539.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 183.2%Other