Fighting s With Facts + 2015 VFIRS Annual Report Volume 10 - August 2016 i
Table of Contents INDEX OF FIGURES... II INDEX OF TABLES... III CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY... IV VFIRS PARTICIPATION... IV INCIDENT TYPES... IV FIRE AND TOTAL DOLLAR LOSS... V CIVILIAN AND FIRE SERVICE CASUALTIES... V INCIDENT TRENDS... VI HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2015 VFIRS INCIDENT REPORTING...VII CHAPTER 1 NFIRS/VFIRS - INTRODUCTION... 1-1 NATIONAL FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM (NFIRS)... 1-1 REPORTING DEADLINES... 1-1 QUALITY CONTROL... 1-1 PROGRAM TEAM... 1-2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... 1-2 CHAPTER 2 VFIRS - THE STATE VIEW... 2-1 INCIDENT TYPES... 2-1 INCIDENT TRENDS... 2-6 INCIDENT RATES... 2-7 VDFP DIVISIONS... 2-10 CASUALTIES... 2-12 FIRE INCIDENTS... 2-13 AID GIVEN OR RECEIVED... 2-16 DATE/TIME OF INCIDENT... 2-18 ACTIONS TAKEN... 2-24 RESOURCES... 2-27 TOTAL HOURS COMMITTED... 2-29 PROPERTY USE... 2-30 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM (AES)... 2-34 INTENTIONAL / INCENDIARY FIRE INCIDENTS... 2-35 DATA NOTICE AND VDFP DEPARTMENTS... 2-42 CHAPTER 3 VFIRS - THE LOCALITY VIEW... 3-1 MAP - VFIRS PARTICIPATION BY LOCALITY, 2015... 3-5 CHAPTER 4 VFIRS - THE DEPARTMENT VIEW... 4-1 i
Index of Figures Figure 1. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2015... v Figure 2. By Type, Virginia, 2011-2015... vi Figure 3. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2015... 2-2 Figure 4. By Type, Virginia, 2011-2015... 2-7 Figure 5. Incident Rate Comparison By Incident Type, Virginia, 2014-2015... 2-8 Figure 6. VFIRS Incident Rates, Virginia, 2007-2015... 2-9 Figure 7. Number of By VDFP Division, Virginia, 2015... 2-11 Figure 8. by Category, Virginia, 2015... 2-14 Figure 9. By Category, Virginia, 2014-2015... 2-15 Figure 10. Aid Given or Received, Virginia, 2015... 2-16 Figure 11. By Month, By Incident Type, Virginia, 2015... 2-18 Figure 12. By Month, 2015... 2-22 Figure 13. By Month, 2015... 2-22 Figure 14. By Hour of Day, 2015... 2-23 Figure 15. Actions Taken Series with Reported, Virginia, 2015... 2-24 Figure 16. Percentage of Apparatus Responding to an Incident, Virginia, 2015... 2-27 Figure 17. Personnel that Responded to an Incident, Virginia, 2015... 2-28 Figure 18. Average Hours Committed by Incident Type, Virginia, 2015... 2-29 Figure 19. Property Use Series with Reported, Virginia, 2015... 2-30 Figure 20. Residential Property Use Series By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015... 2-31 ii
Index of Tables Table 1. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2015... iv Table 2. Dollar Loss and Loss Summary, Virginia, 2015... v Table 3. Casualty Summary, Virginia, 2015... vi Table 4. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2011-2015... vi Table 5. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2015... 2-1 Table 6. Top 25 Incident Types, Virginia, 2015... 2-3 Table 7. Top 10 Incident Types By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015... 2-4 Table 8. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2011-2015... 2-6 Table 9. Incident Rates By Incident Type, Virginia, 2014-2015... 2-7 Table 10. VFIRS Incident Rate Summary, Virginia, 2007-2015... 2-8 Table 11. Incident Type Summary By VDFP Division, Virginia, 2015... 2-10 Table 12. Incident Rate Summary By VDFP Division, Virginia, 2015... 2-10 Table 13. Civilian Casualty Summary, Virginia, 2015... 2-12 Table 14. Service Casualty Summary, Virginia, 2015... 2-13 Table 15. By Category, Virginia, 2015... 2-13 Table 16. Aid Given or Received Summary, Virginia, 2015... 2-17 Table 17. Number of By Month By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015... 2-19 Table 18. Number of By Day of Week By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015... 2-20 Table 19. Number of By Hour of Day By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015... 2-21 Table 20. Actions Taken Series with Reported, Virginia, 2015... 2-24 Table 21. Top 10 Actions Taken By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015... 2-25 Table 22. Average Apparatus that Responded to an Incident By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015... 2-27 Table 23. Average Personnel that Responded to an Incident By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015... 2-28 Table 24. Hours Committed Summary, Virginia, 2015... 2-29 Table 25. Property Use Series with Reported, Virginia, 2015... 2-30 Table 26. Residential Property Use Series By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015... 2-31 Table 27. Top 10 Property Use By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015... 2-32 Table 28. Structure s Dollar Loss Summary By Automatic Extinguishing System (AES) Presence By Property Use, Virginia, 2015... 2-34 Table 29. Intentional / Incendiary By Property Use, Virginia, 2015... 2-35 Table 30. Incident Type Summary By Incident Series/Category, Virginia, 2015... 2-36 Table 31. VFIRS Participation By Locality, Virginia, 2015... 3-2 Table 32. VFIRS Summary Data By Locality, Virginia, 2015... 3-6 Table 33. Incident Type Summary By Locality, Virginia, 2015... 3-11 Table 34. VFIRS Incident Summary By Month, Virginia, 2015... 3-16 Table 35. VFIRS Rate Summary By Locality, Virginia, 2015... 3-22 Table 36. Monthly Incident Counts By Department, Virginia, 2015... 4-2 Table 37. VFIRS Star Departments, Virginia, 2015... 4-25 Table 38. VFIRS Departments Not Reporting, Virginia, 2015... 4-32 Table 39. VFIRS Summary Data By Department, Virginia, 2015... 4-34 Table 40. Incident Type Summary By Department, Virginia, 2015... 4-73 iii
Chapter 1 Executive Summary service in Virginia has the responsibility to be prepared to respond to many different types of situations and events. fighters respond to all types of fires, but also have to be equipped to handle medical emergencies, rescue operations, hazardous conditions, and severe weather occurrences. service also performs many tasks of providing public service assistance to their local communities. VFIRS Participation For calendar year 2015, 487 or 74.9% of the total 650 fire departments in Virginia reported incidents to VFIRS. Incident Types In 2015, fire departments responded to 810,537 incidents in Virginia. These incidents included 27,373 fires, 556,407 rescue and EMS incidents, 28,911 hazardous condition calls, 53,385 service calls, 82,094 good intent calls, 56,729 false calls and 5,638 other calls. (See Table 1.) There were 47,704 incidents in which a fire department provided assistance (mutual or automatic aid given) to another jurisdiction. In addition, there were 312 exposure fires (a fire in a building, structure, vehicle, or outside property resulting from a fire outside that building, structure, vehicle or outside property). Table 1. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2015 Incident Type Percent s 27,373 3.4 Rescue and EMS 556,407 68.6 Hazardous Condition 28,911 3.6 Service Call 53,385 6.6 Good Intent 82,094 10.1 False Alarm 56,729 7.0 Other Calls 5,638 0.7 810,537 100 Aid Given 47,704 Exposure s 312 Grand 858,553 incidents accounted for just over 3 percent of the total incidents responded to by fire departments in Virginia for 2015. (See Figure 1.) Rescue and emergency medical service incidents made up close to 69 percent of the total responses by fire departments. iv
Figure 1. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2015 Rescue and EMS 69% Hazardous Condition 3% Good Intent 10% Service Call 7% s 3% False Alarm 7% Other Calls 1% and Dollar Loss s dollar loss is required for all fire incidents and helps to measure the severity of fire loss in Virginia. In 2015, there were 27,373 fires with a total fire dollar loss reported as more than $242 million. (See Table 2.) fire dollar loss increased by more than $52 thousand from the amount reported in 2014. Table 2. Dollar Loss and Loss Summary, Virginia, 2015 Dollar Loss Dollar Loss $242,385,500 Dollar Loss $257,072,224 Civilian and Service Casualties In addition, losses also occur when civilian or fire service are injured or killed during an incident. According to the National Incident Reporting System NFIRS, there were 345 civilian injuries and 59 civilian deaths due to fire incidents in 2015. (See Table 3.) The Services had 481 injuries and suffered 1 death with their personnel in 2015, including fire and non-fire incidents. v
Table 3. Casualty Summary, Virginia, 2015 Civilian Casualties Civilian Injuries 345 Civilian Deaths 59 Civilian Casualties 404 Service Casualties Service Injuries 481 Service Deaths 1 Service Casualties 482 Incident Trends The total numbers of incidents reported by fire departments in Virginia have increased by 126,337 since 2011. (See Table 4. and Figure 2.). Rescue and EMS calls have increased steadily between 2011 and 2014 but decreased in 2015. incidents dipped slightly during the period but have been increasing since 2014. Table 4. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2011-2015 Incident Type 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 s 25,906 25,150 22,560 23,203 27,373 Rescue and EMS 451,988 512,155 530,481 558,259 556,407 Other Calls 206,306 210,349 204,626 208,328 226,757 684,200 747,654 757,667 789,790 810,537 Aid Given 42,262 44,156 43,167 44,474 47,704 Exposure s 355 352 329 339 312 Grand 726,817 792,162 801,163 834,603 858,553 Figure 2. By Type, Virginia, 2011-2015 Number of 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 Rescue and EMS, 556,407 Other Calls, 226,757 s, 27,373 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 vi
Highlights from 2015 VFIRS Incident Reporting In 2015, fire departments in Virginia responded to 858,553 total incidents including Aid Given and Exposure s for the year, averaging 2,352 calls every day; one incident every 37 seconds. There were 27,373 fires in Virginia for 2015, which accounted for only 3% of the total incidents and resulted in a total dollar loss of more than $242 million. service responded to 556,407 rescue and EMS calls in 2015, which accounted for 69% of the total incidents. 487 or 74.9% of a total of 650 fire departments reported incident to VFIRS for 2015. occurred at a rate of 102.4 incidents for every 1,000 Virginia residents. Structure fires accounted for 47% of fire incidents. Natural vegetation fires made up about 20% and vehicle fires accounted for close to 16% of fire incidents. Aid was given 47,704 times by fire departments to departments in other jurisdictions. There were 312 exposure fires that spread from the original source fire to another building, structure, or vehicle. March was the month with the most incidents at 66,381, while April had the highest number of fires at 2,438. The average response time of fire departments for 2015 was 9.1 minutes. Each fire incident on average had 2 pieces of apparatus and 5 total personnel. service accumulated 3.1 million hours responding to incidents. 22% of structure fires involving enclosed or portable/mobile structures had a detector that operated and alerted the occupants. vii
Chapter 1 NFIRS/VFIRS - Introduction National Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) The Virginia Department of Programs (VDFP) manages the reporting of Virginia s incidents to the National Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). NFIRS is the nationwide system for tracking all emergency responses with fire departments across the county. By reporting their incidents to NFIRS, fire departments in the United States document the details of their incidents for legal purposes and also document the overall activities of their fire departments. By reporting their incidents, fire departments get credit for everything that they do in responding to incidents in their area. NFIRS also helps to show the value of a fire department s public service to their community. By convention, some states, including Virginia, use the acronym of the national system, NFIRS, and modify it slightly when referring to their own state s incident data. So, for example, when discussing Virginia s incident data the acronym VFIRS may be used, unfortunately this has led to some confusion. It is important to recognize there is no separate Virginia incident reporting system for tracking fire and emergency response calls. All statespecific data is extracted from the national system. NFIRS is an all-type incident reporting system. departments should be reporting all their emergency responses to NFIRS. All types of calls such as fires, EMS, hazmat, etc. should be reported to reflect all incidents being handled. Participation in NFIRS is essential, since important decisions, such as decisions with grant funding, are made at the fire department, local, state and federal levels using the incident data reported to the system. By analyzing the incident data, information on the frequency of call types, the causes of fires, the amount of loss from fires can easily be identified to help develop appropriate fire prevention plans, to essentially help Fight s with Facts. Reporting Deadlines Timeliness of reporting is critical to ensure the availability of current incident data. departments should be consistently reporting incidents on a monthly basis. All incidents shall be reported (submitted) no later than the 15th of the calendar month for incidents that occurred in the previous month. Quality Control In order to make sure that we have accurate and reliable data, quality control audits are performed at different times during the collection year. Reports are produced for each fire department in Virginia identifying incidents for them to verify and correct as needed. The reports included are (1) Detailed Report of Invalid with Critical Error Messages, (2) High Dollar Loss Incident Report, (3) High Response / Duration Time Incident Report, (4) with No Dollar Loss or Zero Dollar Loss 1-1
Report, and (5) Undetermined or Unresolved for Factors Related to the Ignition of the Report. By getting departments to be aware of issues with their data, they will understand the importance of making sure that they have good data. Program Team The NFIRS program for the Commonwealth of Virginia is managed and administered by the following VDFP staff: Rob Magnotti, Information and Statistics Manager, and Bailey Martin, Program Support Technician. Acknowledgements We would like to thank all the fire departments in Virginia for their efforts in reporting their incidents to NFIRS. The program could not be successful without their valuable support and contribution. departments in Virginia truly understand the importance of documenting what they do each day and they value the benefits of reporting their emergency responses. 1-2
Chapter 2 VFIRS - The State View service in Virginia has the responsibility to be prepared to respond to many different types of situations and events. fighters respond to all types of fires, but also have to be equipped to handle medical emergencies, rescue operations, hazardous conditions, and severe weather occurrences. service also performs many tasks of providing public service assistance to their local communities. Incident Types In 2015, fire departments responded to 810,537 incidents in Virginia. These incidents included 27,373 fires, 556,407 rescue and EMS incidents, 28,911 hazardous condition calls, 53,385 service calls, 82,094 good intent calls, 56,729 false calls and 5,638 other calls. (See Table 5.) There were 47,704 incidents in which a fire department provided assistance (mutual or automatic aid given) to another jurisdiction. In addition, there were 312 exposure fires (a fire in a building, structure, vehicle, or outside property resulting from a fire outside that building, structure, vehicle or outside property). Table 5. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2015 Incident Type Percent s 27,373 3.4 Rescue and EMS 556,407 68.6 Hazardous Condition 28,911 3.6 Service Call 53,385 6.6 Good Intent 82,094 10.1 False Alarm 56,729 7.0 Other Calls 5,638 0.7 810,537 100 Aid Given 47,704 Exposure s 312 Grand 858,553 Note: 2015 Incident totals reflect those reported to NFIRS as of April 28, 2016. incidents accounted for just over 3 percent of the total incidents responded to by fire departments in Virginia for 2015. (See Figure 3.) Rescue and emergency medical service incidents made up close to 69 percent of the total responses by fire departments. 2-1
Figure 3. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2015 Rescue and EMS 69% Hazardous Condition 3% Good Intent 10% Service Call 7% False Alarm 7% s 3% Other Calls 1% 2-2
Table 6. Top 25 Incident Types, Virginia, 2015 No. Incident Type Description Percent 1 321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 406,239 53.2 2 611 Dispatched & canceled en route 42,328 5.5 3 311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew 35,812 4.7 4 322 Vehicle accident with injuries 30,724 4.0 5 300 Rescue, emergency medical call (EMS) call, other 26,719 3.5 6 324 Motor vehicle accident with no injuries 19,186 2.5 7 553 Public service 14,584 1.9 8 745 Alarm system sounded, no fire - unintentional 13,900 1.8 9 320 Emergency medical service, other 10,455 1.4 10 554 Assist invalid 9,789 1.3 11 600 Good intent call, other 9,580 1.3 12 743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 8,256 1.1 13 622 No incident found at dispatch address 7,325 1.0 14 700 False alarm or false call, other 6,898 0.9 15 463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 6,305 0.8 16 735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 5,597 0.7 17 412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 4,786 0.6 18 500 Service Call, other 4,557 0.6 19 111 Building fires 4,307 0.6 20 550 Public service assistance, other 4,280 0.6 21 651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 4,089 0.5 22 733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 3,804 0.5 23 444 Power line down 3,431 0.4 24 740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, other 3,300 0.4 25 522 Water or steam leak 3,248 0.4 2-3
Table 7. Top 10 Incident Types By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 Incident Series Incident Type Description Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat (No ) Rescue and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Hazardous Condition (No ) Percent* 111 Building fires 4,307 20.5 131 Passenger vehicle fire 2,715 12.9 142 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 2,536 12.1 113 Cooking fire, confined to container 2,308 11.0 151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 985 4.7 114 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 841 4.0 100, other 816 3.9 154 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 806 3.8 143 Grass fire 793 3.8 140 Natural vegetation fire, other 664 3.2 251 Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition 1,140 78.7 200 Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat other 92 6.4 240 Explosion (no fire), other 35 2.4 221 Overpressure rupture of air or gas pipe/pipeline 32 2.2 243 works explosion (no fire) 32 2.2 220 Overpressure rupture from air or gas, other 24 1.7 210 Overpressure rupture from steam, other 23 1.6 231 Chemical reaction rupture of process vessel 18 1.2 211 Overpressure rupture of steam pipe or pipeline 14 1.0 223 Air or gas rupture of pressure or process vessel 13 0.9 321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 406,239 75.8 311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew 35,812 6.7 322 Vehicle accident with injuries 30,724 5.7 300 Rescue, emergency medical call (EMS) call, other 26,719 5.0 324 Motor vehicle accident with no injuries 19,186 3.6 320 Emergency medical service, other 10,455 2.0 323 Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped) 1,872 0.3 353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator 1,604 0.3 381 Rescue or EMS standby 1,206 0.2 352 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 729 0.1 463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 6,305 23.1 412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 4,786 17.5 444 Power line down 3,431 12.6 445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 2,341 8.6 440 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 1,991 7.3 411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 1,403 5.1 400 Hazardous condition, other 1,303 4.8 424 Carbon monoxide incident 1,009 3.7 462 Aircraft standby 738 2.7 442 Overheated motor 707 2.6 2-4
Table 7. Top 10 Incident Types By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 (cont.) Incident Series Incident Type Description Service Call Good Intent Call False Alarm and False Call Severe Weather and Natural Disaster Percent* 553 Public service 14,584 28.2 554 Assist invalid 9,789 18.9 500 Service Call, other 4,557 8.8 550 Public service assistance, other 4,280 8.3 522 Water or steam leak 3,248 6.3 511 Lock-out 2,410 4.7 531 Smoke or odor removal 2,188 4.2 551 Assist police or other governmental agency 1,859 3.6 561 Unauthorized burning 1,826 3.5 571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup 1,696 3.3 611 Dispatched & canceled en route 42,328 62.1 600 Good intent call, other 9,580 14.1 622 No incident found at dispatch address 7,325 10.8 651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 4,089 6.0 671 Hazmat release investigation w/ no hazmat 1,608 2.4 631 Authorized controlled burning 1,284 1.9 652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke 666 1.0 650 Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke, other 344 0.5 661 EMS call, party transported by non-fire agency 318 0.5 621 Wrong location 202 0.3 745 Alarm system sounded, no fire - unintentional 13,900 25.5 743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 8,256 15.1 700 False alarm or false call, other 6,898 12.6 735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 5,597 10.3 733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 3,804 7.0 740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, other 3,300 6.0 730 System malfunction, other 3,094 5.7 744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 2,809 5.1 736 CO detector activation due to malfunction 1,354 2.5 731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction 1,190 2.2 800 Severe weather or natural disaster, other 310 36.7 813 Wind storm, tornado/hurricane assessment 175 20.7 814 Lightning strike (no fire) 154 18.2 811 Earthquake assessment 123 14.6 812 Flood assessment 68 8.0 815 Severe weather or natural disaster standby 15 1.8 * Percent is based on the total number of incidents from each Incident series category and not the total for each Top 10 listing. Note: The category, Severe Weather and Natural Disaster, contains a total of only 6 incident types. 2-5
Incident Trends The total numbers of incidents reported by fire departments in Virginia have increased since 2011. (See Table 8. and Figure 4.) Between 2011 and 2015 the total number of incidents increased by 126,337. Rescue and EMS calls have increased steadily between 2011 and 2014 but decreased in 2015. incidents dipped slightly during the period but have been increasing since 2014. Table 8. Incident Type Summary, Virginia, 2011-2015 Incident Type 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 s 25,906 25,150 22,560 23,203 27,373 3.8% 3.4% 3.0% 2.9% 3.4% Rescue and EMS 451,988 512,155 530,481 558,259 556,407 66.1 68.5% 70.0% 70.7% 68.6% Hazardous Condition 32,603 31,087 29,888 26,874 28,911 4.8% 4.2% 3.9% 3.4% 3.6% Service Call 47,930 46,355 46,653 50,907 53,385 7.0% 6.2% 6.2% 6.4% 6.6% Good Intent 64,121 73,303 69,496 70,640 82,094 9.4% 9.8% 9.2% 8.9% 10.1% False Alarm 53,753 52,465 52,588 55,106 56,729 7.9% 7.0% 6.9% 7.0% 7.0% Other Calls 7,899 7,139 6,001 4,801 5,638 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 684,200 747,654 757,667 789,790 810,537 2-6
Figure 4. By Type, Virginia, 2011-2015 Number of 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 Rescue and EMS, 556,407 Other Calls, 226,757 s, 27,373 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Incident Rates Overall, in Virginia, there were 96.7 incidents for every 1,000 residents in 2015. (See Table 9.) s occurred at a rate of 3.3 per 1,000 residents, while Rescue and EMS calls accounted for a rate of 66.4. Except for fires,, Rescue and EMS, and Good Intent calls, the rate of incidents were similar to the previous year. (See Figure 5.) Table 9. Incident Rates By Incident Type, Virginia, 2014-2015 2014 2015 Incident Type Rate Per 1,000 Residents Rate Per 1,000 Residents s 23,203 3.0 27,373 3.3 Rescue and EMS 558,259 71.4 556,407 66.4 Hazardous Condition 26,874 3.4 28,911 3.4 Service Call 50,907 6.5 53,385 6.4 Good Intent 70,640 9.0 82,094 9.8 False Alarm 55,106 7.0 56,729 6.8 Other Calls 4,801 0.6 5,638 0.7 789,790 101.0 810,537 96.7 Note: The rate calculation for 2014 data is based on the 2010 U.S. Census Population for Virginia (8,001,024). The rate calculation for 2015 data is based on the July 1, 2015 release of Census Population for Virginia (8,382,993). 2-7
Figure 5. Incident Rate Comparison By Incident Type, Virginia, 2014-2015 80 70 Rate Per 1,000 Residents 60 50 40 30 20 10 2014 2015 0 s Rescue and EMS Hazardous Condition Service Call Incident Type Good Intent False Alarm Other Calls The total incident rate per 1,000 Virginia residents has increased from 79.8 in 2007 to 96.7 for 2015. The fire incident rate has been on a general downward trend between 2007 and 2013 but is now slowly increasing. (See Table 10. and Figure 6.) Table 10. VFIRS Incident Rate Summary, Virginia, 2007-2015 Year Number of s Number of Incident Rate Per 1,000 Residents Incident Rate Per 1,000 Residents 2007 34,015 605,849 4.5 79.8 2008 29,392 619,559 3.9 81.7 2009 26,138 645,498 3.4 84.7 2010 28,198 656,189 3.7 85.5 2011 25,906 684,200 3.4 88.9 2012 25,150 747,654 3.2 95.8 2013 22,560 757,667 2.9 97.1 2014 23,203 789,790 3.0 101.0 2015 27,373 810,537 3.3 96.7 2-8
Figure 6. VFIRS Incident Rates, Virginia, 2007-2015 5 120 Number of Incidetns Per 1,000 Residents 4 3 2 1 96.7 3.3 100 80 60 40 20 Incident Rate Incident Rate 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 0 2-9
VDFP Divisions departments in Division 5 - Hampton reported the highest amount of incidents in 2015, accounting for 31 percent of the total incidents. (See Table 11. and Table 12.) Division 5 - Hampton also had the highest incident rate per their population. (See Table 12.) Table 11. Incident Type Summary By VDFP Division, Virginia, 2015 Rescue and Hazardous Good False VDFP Division s EMS Condition Service Intent Alarm Other Calls Division 1 - Richmond 5,070 106,676 6,831 10,715 20,605 10,697 1,201 161,795 Division 2 - Orange 3,948 62,283 3,356 5,631 11,895 5,198 453 92,764 Division 3 - Farmville 2,624 22,077 2,406 2,150 5,038 2,392 282 36,969 Division 4 - Chilhowie 1,687 5,665 1,203 880 1,394 1,004 203 12,036 Division 5 - Hampton 6,015 182,688 6,938 18,430 17,022 16,830 1,817 249,740 Division 6 - Roanoke 3,770 56,451 2,770 3,177 6,602 4,577 317 77,664 Division 7 - Fairfax 4,107 116,551 4,826 12,118 18,194 15,368 1,331 172,495 Division 9 - Statewide 152 4,016 581 284 1,344 663 34 7,074 27,373 556,407 28,911 53,385 82,094 56,729 5,638 810,537 Note: Division 9 - Statewide includes incidents reported by fire departments classified as Military, Federal or Airport (FIPS 920). Table 12. Incident Rate Summary By VDFP Division, Virginia, 2015 VDFP Division Percent 2015 Census Population Incident Rate Per 1,000 Residents Division 1 - Richmond 161,795 20.0 1,395,300 116.0 Division 2 - Orange 92,764 11.4 829,500 111.8 Division 3 - Farmville 36,969 4.6 660,670 56.0 Division 4 - Chilhowie 12,036 1.5 462,663 26.0 Division 5 - Hampton 249,740 30.8 1,837,991 135.9 Division 6 - Roanoke 77,664 9.6 760,723 102.1 Division 7 - Fairfax 172,495 21.3 2,436,146 70.8 Division 9 - Statewide 7,074 0.9 - - 810,537 100.0 8,382,993 96.7 Note: Division 9 - Statewide includes incidents reported by fire departments classified as Military, Federal or Airport (FIPS 920). Note: The population figures shown are from the July, 2015 release of the US Census Bureau. 2-10
Figure 7. Number of By VDFP Division, Virginia, 2015 Division 4 - Chilhowie, 1.5% Division 3 - Farmville, 4.6% Division 5 - Hampton, 30.8% Division 2 - Orange, 11.4% Division 1 - Richmond, 20.0% Division 6 - Roanoke, 9.6% Division 7 - Fairfax, 21.3% 2-11
Casualties Casualties are unfortunate losses that result from incidents and have a great impact on the public resulting in personal loss to families. service equally suffers the loss and additionally results in a reduction of staff providing services. In 2015, according to what was reported in the National Incident System (NFIRS) there were a total of 550 civilian fire casualties (455 injuries and 95 deaths) caused by fire incidents. (See Table 13.) service casualties with all types of incidents totaled 482 casualties (481 injuries and 1 death). (See Table 14.) Table 13. Civilian Casualty Summary, Virginia, 2015 Civilian Casualties (injuries/deaths) Civilian Casualty Rate Per 100,000 Residents Incident Category Civilian Injuries Civilian Deaths Structure 299 45 344 4.10 Rescue and EMS 100 31 131 1.56 Mobile Property (Vehicle) 23 12 35 0.42, Other 23 2 25 0.30 Hazardous Conditions (No ) 4 2 6 0.07 Service Call 4 3 7 0.08 Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat 2 0 2 0.02 455 95 550 6.56 Note: The rate calculation for 2015 data is based on the July 1, 2015 release of Census Population for Virginia (8,382,993). 2-12
Table 14. Service Casualty Summary, Virginia, 2015 Service Casualties (injuries/deaths) Casualty Rate Per 100,000 Residents Incident Category Service Injuries Service Deaths Rescue and EMS 262 1 263 3.14 Structure 123 0 123 1.47 Service Call 37 0 37 0.44, Other 15 0 15 0.18 Hazardous Conditions (No ) 12 0 12 0.14 Special Incident Type 11 11 0.13 Mobile Property (Vehicle) 9 0 9 0.11 Good Intent Call 7 0 7 0.08 False Alarm & False Call 4 Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat 1 0 1 0.01 481 1 482 5.75 departments reported in 2015 that they responded to 21,012 fire incidents during the year. (See Table 15.) Structure fires (39.5%) made up the largest incident category with fire incidents, while natural vegetation fires accounted for 21.4 percent. (See Figure 8.) Mobile property vehicle fires accounted for nearly 18 percent of the total fires in 2015. Table 15. By Category, Virginia, 2015 Incident Category Percent Structure 8,290 39.5 Natural Vegetation 4,501 21.4 Mobile Property (Vehicle) 3,752 17.9 Outside Rubbish 2,488 11.8 Special Outside 881 4.2 Mobile Property Used as Fixed 178 0.8 Cultivated Vegetation, Crop 106 0.5 Other 816 3.9 21,012 100.0 2-13
Figure 8. by Category, Virginia, 2015 Natural Vegetation 21% Structure 39% Mobile Property (Vehicle) 18% Outside Rubbish 12% Special Outside 4% Other 4% Mobile Property Used as Fixed 1% Cultivated Vegetation, Crop 1% 2-14
Figure 9. By Category, Virginia, 2014-2015 40 35 30 Percent of 25 20 15 10 2014 2015 5 0 Structure Natural Vegetation Mobile Property (Vehicle) Outside Rubbish Special Outside Mobile Property Used as Fixed Cultivated Vegetation, Crop Other 2-15
Aid Given or Received departments can give/receive aid to/from other fire departments in their area for incident calls that require additional resources. The aid given can be either mutual (fire departments request need for assistance) or automatic (pre-arranged agreement to aid). Figure 10. Aid Given or Received, Virginia, 2015 Mutual Aid Given 5.7% Mutual Aid Received 3.2% Other Aid Given 0.2% Mutual Aid None 90.9% Ninety-one percent (90.9%) of the incidents responded to by fire service in Virginia were incidents that did not involve mutual or automatic aid given or received. (See Figure 10.) The departments did not receive any aid from other fire departments or did not give aid to other fire departments. departments in Virginia gave mutual / automatic aid about 6 percent of the time. 2-16
Table 16. Aid Given or Received Summary, Virginia, 2015 Aid Received (Automatic or Mutual) Aid Given (Automatic or Mutual) Other Aid Given/Unknown No Aid Given or Received Incident Series Percent Percent Percent Percent Rescue and EMS 13,800 53.4 20,284 44.1 799 46.8 521,399 70.8 s 3,587 13.9 6,064 13.2 68 4.0 17,285 2.3 Good Intent 3,110 12.0 13,976 30.4 216 12.6 64,653 8.8 False Alarm 2,503 9.7 2,183 4.7 59 3.5 51,980 7.1 Hazardous Condition 1,654 6.4 1,614 3.5 47 2.8 25,588 3.5 Service Call 785 3.0 1,599 3.5 507 29.7 50,483 6.9 Other Calls 382 1.5 275 0.6 13 0.8 4,965 0.7 25,821 100.0 45,995 100.0 1,709 100.0 736,353 100.0 2-17
Date/Time of Incident s occurred most frequently in the month of April (2,438 incidents), and March was the month with the most total incidents overall. (See Table 17.) Saturday was the day of the week with the most fires, accounting for 3,307 incidents. (See Table 18.) For total calls Monday had the most with 111,720 reported incidents. The least occurred during the 4:00 a.m. hour of the day in Virginia. (See Table 19. and Figure 14.) occurred most frequently during the 5:00 p.m. hour of the day. Figure 11. By Month, By Incident Type, Virginia, 2015 55,000 50,000 45,000 Number of 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 Rescue and EMS Other Calls 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Month 2-18
Table 17. Number of By Month By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 2-19 Alarm Month Rescue and EMS False Alarm Other Calls January 66,013 47,023 4,628 1,819 12,543 February 66,241 42,482 6,029 2,179 15,551 March 66,381 47,271 4,222 2,250 12,638 April 62,851 44,479 4,053 2,438 11,881 May 66,096 47,386 4,052 2,015 12,643 June 65,357 44,998 4,910 1,480 13,969 July 63,032 43,969 4,658 1,483 12,922 August 61,274 43,511 4,274 1,656 11,833 September 63,447 44,933 4,449 1,462 12,603 October 63,873 44,228 4,901 1,462 13,282 November 58,224 41,481 4,133 1,536 11,074 December 61,371 44,249 4,233 1,224 11,665 764,160 536,010 54,542 21,004 152,604 Max 66,381 47,386 6,029 2,438 15,551 Min 58,224 41,481 4,052 1,224 11,074
Table 18. Number of By Day of Week By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 Alarm Day Rescue and EMS False Alarm Other Calls Sunday 103,455 72,414 7,300 3,277 20,464 Monday 111,720 78,937 8,036 3,080 21,667 Tuesday 109,623 77,383 7,816 2,729 21,695 Wednesday 108,891 76,526 7,869 2,937 21,559 Thursday 110,928 78,159 8,067 2,872 21,830 Friday 111,541 78,111 7,989 2,853 22,588 Saturday 108,376 74,597 7,525 3,307 22,947 764,534 536,127 54,602 21,055 152,750 Max 111,720 78,937 8,067 3,307 22,947 Min 103,455 72,414 7,300 2,729 20,464 Note: Mutual/automatic aid given incidents are not included with the above figures. 2-20
Table 19. Number of By Hour of Day By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 2-21 Alarm Hour Rescue and EMS False Alarm Other Calls 12:00 am 20,322 14,581 1,460 457 3,824 1:00 am 17,761 12,840 1,375 418 3,128 2:00 am 15,710 11,461 1,156 389 2,704 3:00 am 14,018 10,317 1,140 329 2,232 4:00 am 13,438 9,916 1,058 299 2,165 5:00 am 14,810 10,749 1,185 333 2,543 6:00 am 18,935 13,493 1,513 413 3,516 7:00 am 25,822 18,636 1,905 478 4,803 8:00 am 33,789 23,906 2,550 596 6,737 9:00 am 39,216 28,090 2,970 648 7,508 10:00 am 42,355 30,212 3,194 772 8,177 11:00 am 43,648 31,326 3,152 900 8,270 12:00 pm 43,596 30,940 3,047 1,191 8,418 1:00 pm 43,783 30,392 3,053 1,390 8,948 2:00 pm 43,667 30,552 2,939 1,495 8,681 3:00 pm 43,633 30,109 2,941 1,546 9,037 4:00 pm 43,103 29,691 2,849 1,598 8,965 5:00 pm 44,146 29,869 3,062 1,607 9,608 6:00 pm 41,841 28,120 3,035 1,485 9,201 7:00 pm 39,265 26,483 2,875 1,303 8,604 8:00 pm 36,728 25,046 2,467 1,151 8,064 9:00 pm 32,611 22,611 2,114 937 6,949 10:00 pm 28,573 19,917 1,936 737 5,983 11:00 pm 23,764 16,870 1,626 583 4,685 764,534 536,127 54,602 21,055 152,750 Max 44,146 31,326 3,194 1,607 9,608 Min 13,438 9,916 1,058 299 2,165 Note: Mutual/automatic aid given incidents are not included with the above figures.
Figure 12. By Month, 2015 68,000 Number of 66,000 64,000 62,000 60,000 58,000 56,000 54,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Figure 13. By Month, 2015 2,500 Number of 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2-22
Figure 14. By Hour of Day, 2015 45,000 40,000 Number of 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 12 am 1 am 2 am 3 am 4 am 5 am 6 am 7 am 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am 12 pm 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm 10 pm 11 pm 2-23
Actions Taken department personnel have to perform multiple duties at an incident scene. Fifty-one percent (51.4%) of all actions taken at an incident involved EMS and Transport duties. (See Table 20.) Activities concerning Information, Investigation, and Enforcement accounted for nearly 16% of the actions taken. Table 20. Actions Taken Series with Reported, Virginia, 2015 Actions Taken Percent EMS and Transport 693,266 51.4 Information, Investicgation, and Enforcement 213,411 15.8 Fill-in, Standby 184,737 13.7 Assistance 145,005 10.7 Control or Extinguishment 38,966 2.9 s, Rescues, and Hazardous Conditions 32,832 2.4 Systems and Services 17,653 1.3 Hazardous Condition 15,187 1.1 Search and Rescue 8,783 0.7 1,349,840 100.0 Note: Numbers include all reported Actions Taken (Primary, and Additional) for an incident. does not reflect the amount of incidents, since incidents can have more than one Actions Taken. Figure 15. Actions Taken Series with Reported, Virginia, 2015 Search and Rescue Hazardous Condition Systems and Services Actions Taken s, Rescues, and Hazardous Conditions Control or Extinguishment Assistance Fill-in, Standby Information, Investicgation, and Enforcement EMS and Transport 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 Number of 2-24
Table 21. Top 10 Actions Taken By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 Incident Series Actions Taken Description Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat (No ) Rescue and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Hazardous Condition (No ) Service Call Percent* 11 Extinguish 13,417 20.6 86 Investigate 6,042 9.3 81 Incident command 4,410 6.8 12 Salvage & overhaul 4,067 6.2 93 Cancelled enroute 2,595 4.0 51 Ventilate 2,448 3.8 10, other 2,200 3.4 73 Provide manpower 2,127 3.3 87 Investigate fire out on arrival 1,691 2.6 92 Standby 1,533 2.4 86 Investigate 1,025 38.4 81 Incident command 250 9.4 51 Ventilate 229 8.6 93 Cancelled enroute 171 6.4 92 Standby 111 4.2 45 Remove hazard 106 4.0 80 Information, investigation & enforcement, other 81 3.0 73 Provide manpower 69 2.6 87 Investigate fire out on arrival 66 2.5 64 Shut down system 62 2.3 32 Provide basic life support (BLS) 219,025 23.1 34 Transport person 202,208 21.4 33 Provide advanced life support (ALS) 164,513 17.4 30 Emergency medical services, other 60,423 6.4 73 Provide manpower 57,746 6.1 81 Incident command 32,359 3.4 92 Standby 32,019 3.4 00 Action taken, other 31,647 3.3 31 Provide first aid & check for injuries 29,313 3.1 93 Cancelled enroute 24,742 2.6 86 Investigate 15,835 29.9 81 Incident command 4,320 8.2 45 Remove hazard 2,973 5.6 78 Control traffic 2,753 5.2 93 Cancelled enroute 2,571 4.9 92 Standby 2,390 4.5 00 Action taken, other 1,927 3.6 73 Provide manpower 1,859 3.5 84 Refer to proper authority 1,618 3.1 55 Establish safe area 1,506 2.8 86 Investigate 12,454 17.1 71 Assist physically disabled 11,869 16.3 73 Provide manpower 7,532 10.4 70 Assistance, other 7,362 10.1 00 Action taken, other 4,060 5.6 81 Incident command 3,931 5.4 92 Standby 2,361 3.2 93 Cancelled enroute 2,354 3.2 75 Provide equipment 1,968 2.7 64 Shut down system 1,758 2.4 2-25
Table 21. Top 10 Actions By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 (cont.) Incident Series Actions Taken Description Good Intent Call False Alarm and False Call Severe Weather and Natural Disaster Special Incident Type Percent* 93 Cancelled enroute 45,429 52.5 86 Investigate 20,251 23.4 00 Action taken, other 4,384 5.1 81 Incident command 3,151 3.6 92 Standby 2,247 2.6 73 Provide manpower 1,404 1.6 58 Operate apparatus or vehicle 1,259 1.5 70 Assistance, other 1,087 1.3 30 Emergency medical services, other 995 1.2 80 Information, investigation & enforcement, other 820 1.0 86 Investigate 45,365 51.8 93 Cancelled enroute 7,880 9.0 81 Incident command 7,541 8.6 63 Restore fire alarm system 6,837 7.8 00 Action taken, other 4,306 4.9 92 Standby 2,210 2.5 80 Information, investigation & enforcement, other 2,111 2.1 58 Operate apparatus or vehicle 1,778 2.0 73 Provide manpower 1,473 1.7 64 Shut down system 1,290 1.5 86 Investigate 325 24.3 45 Remove hazard 240 17.9 73 Provide manpower 138 10.3 79 Assess severe weather or natural disaster damage 83 6.2 81 Incident command 69 5.2 75 Provide equipment 67 5.0 78 Control traffic 57 4.3 74 Provide apparatus 47 3.5 93 Cancelled enroute 38 2.8 00 Action taken, other 37 2.8 00 Action taken, other 1,696 37.6 86 Investigate 616 13.6 73 Provide manpower 384 8.5 33 Provide advanced life support (ALS) 229 5.1 70 Assistance, other 224 5.0 93 Cancelled enroute 191 4.2 80 Information, investigation & enforcement, other 135 3.0 85 Enforce code 125 2.8 74 Provide apparatus 123 2.7 32 Provide basic life support (BLS) 105 2.3 * Percent is based on the total number of incidents from each Incident Series category and not the total for each Top 10 listing. 2-26
Resources service resources that respond to an incident consist of apparatus and personnel and can be classified as suppression, EMS, or other. The average number of apparatus that responded to an incident was 2.0. (See Table 22.) s required the largest number of apparatus for an incident and accounted for an average (mean) of 5.3 total apparatus per incident. Fifty-one percent (51%) of all reported incidents in 2015 required only one piece of apparatus to respond to the incident. Two pieces of apparatus were needed with 31% of the total incidents. (See Figure 16.) Table 22. Average Apparatus that Responded to an Incident By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 Incident Series Suppression Apparatus EMS Apparatus Other Apparatus Apparatus s 3.9 0.6 0.8 5.3 Rescue and EMS 2.7 1.1 0.9 4.6 Hazardous Condition 2.3 0.4 0.6 3.3 False Alarm 2.2 0.2 0.2 2.4 Good Intent 1.9 0.4 0.3 2.5 Service Call 1.2 0.3 0.3 1.7 Other Calls 2.0 0.5 0.5 2.9 1.0 0.9 0.2 2.0 Figure 16. Percentage of Apparatus Responding to an Incident, Virginia, 2015 2 Pieces, 31% 3 Pieces, 8% Once Piece of Apparatus, 52% 4 or More, 6% Unknown or Not Reported, 3% 2-27
The average total personnel that responded to an incident scene was 4.6. (See Table 23.) incidents required the largest amount of personnel for an incident with an average of 9.1 total personnel per incident. About fifty-five percent (54.9%) of all incidents needed 1 to 4 fire service personnel to respond to the emergency. Table 23. Average Personnel that Responded to an Incident By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 Incident Series Suppression Personnel EMS Personnel Other Personnel Personnel s 9.1 0.6 0.7 10.4 False Alarm 6.4 0.4 0.3 6.7 Hazardous Condition 5.9 0.8 0.9 7.5 Rescue and EMS 5.8 1.4 1.0 8.1 Good Intent 5.5 0.8 0.5 6.8 Service Call 3.3 0.5 0.5 4.4 Other Calls 5.0 0.7 0.6 6.4 2.8 1.6 0.2 4.6 Figure 17. Personnel that Responded to an Incident, Virginia, 2015 Unknown or Not Reported 8 or More 7 6 5 4 3 2 Only 1 Person 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 2-28
Hours Committed The total hours committed represents the total amount of time needed to handle and control an incident. hours committed for an incident is calculated by multiplying the total number of personnel by the duration time of the incident (Difference between the last unit cleared date/time and the alarm date/time). service in Virginia accumulated a total of 3,112,968 (3.1 million) hours responding to incidents in 2015. (See Table 24.) calls had the largest average total hours committed in 2015 with 12.4 hours. (See Figure 18.) Table 24. Hours Committed Summary, Virginia, 2015 Incident Series Number of Average Personnel Hours Committed Average Hours Committed Rescue and EMS 529,313 8.3 2,001,852 12.4 Good Intent 67,309 6.7 218,823 3.6 False Alarm 53,765 7.2 128,672 4.1 Service Call 51,442 4.4 137,345 3.0 Hazardous Condition 26,950 7.3 238,349 9.2 s 19,804 9.9 345,993 14.3 Other Calls 5,205 6.6 41,934 8.5 753,788 4.6 3,112,968 4.1 Note: The above figures include only valid incidents. Figure 18. Average Hours Committed by Incident Type, Virginia, 2015 14 Average Hours Committed 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Rescue and EMS Hazardous Condition s False Alarm Other Calls Good Intent Service Call 2-29
Property Use service incidents occurred at many different types of establishments and locations in Virginia in 2015. Each location of an incident had a specific property use. Fifty-five percent (55.2%) of incidents that fire service responded to occurred with residential property use establishments. (See Table 25.) Seventeen percent (17.4%) of incidents occurred at a location outside or with special property use. Table 25. Property Use Series with Reported, Virginia, 2015 Property Series Percent Assembly (100-186) 33,032 4.1 Educational (200-256) 14,950 1.8 Health Care, Detention, and Correction (300-365) 64,559 7.9 Residential (400-464) 448,157 55.2 Mercantile, Business (500-599) 40,923 5.0 Industrial, Utility, Defense, Agriculture, Mining (600-679) 3,341 0.4 Manufacturing, Processing (700) 2,831 0.3 Storage (800-899) 11,035 1.4 Outside or Special Property (900-984) 141,123 17.4 Other (000) 4,359 0.5 None or Undetermined 47,898 5.9 812,208 100.0 Note: 2015 Incident totals reflect those reported to NFIRS as of May 24, 2016. Figure 19. Property Use Series with Reported, Virginia, 2015 Manufacturing, Processing Industrial, Utility, Defense, Agriculture, Mining Other Storage Educational Assembly Mercantile, Business None or Undetermined Health Care, Detention, and Correction Outside or Special Property Residential 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000 450,000 2-30
Seventy-six percent (75.9%) of all incidents with residential property use were Rescue and EMS calls. (See Table 26. and Figure 20.) Table 26. Residential Property Use Series By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 Property Series Percent s 11,375 2.5 Rescue and EMS 333,881 74.5 Hazardous Condition 9,350 2.1 Service 34,150 7.6 Good Intent 24,992 5.6 False Alarm 32,220 7.2 Other Calls 2,189 0.5 448,157 100.0 Figure 20. Residential Property Use Series By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 Rescue and EMS, 74.5% Service, 7.6% s, 2.5% Other Calls, 0.5% False Alarm, 7.2% Good Intent, 5.6% Hazardous Condition, 2.1% 2-31
Table 27. Top 10 Property Use By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 Incident Series Property Use Description Percent* 419 1- or 2-family dwelling 8,330 33.9 429 Multifamily dwelling 2,296 9.3 931 Open land or field 1,800 7.3 961 Highway or divided highway 1,577 6.4 965 Vehicle parking area 1,499 6.1 962 Residential street, road, or residential driveway 1,205 4.9 900 Outside or special property, other 742 3.0 938 Graded and cared-for plots of land 717 2.9 400 Residential, other 476 1.9 960 Street, other 464 1.9 Overpressure 419 1- or 2-family dwelling 576 38.6 Rupture, 429 Multifamily dwelling 339 22.7 961 Highway or divided highway 76 5.1 Explosion, 962 Residential street, road, or residential driveway 44 2.9 Overheat (No 965 Vehicle parking area 34 2.3 ) 311 24-hour care Nursing homes, 4 or more persons 28 1.9 963 Street or road in commercial area 24 1.6 449 Hotel/motel, commercial 23 1.5 460 Dormitory-type residence 22 1.5 599 Business office 21 1.4 Rescue and 419 1- or 2-family dwelling 226,991 41.3 Emergency 429 Multifamily dwelling 67,032 12.2 311 24-hour care Nursing homes, 4 or more persons 32,645 5.9 Medical 961 Highway or divided highway 27,928 5.1 Service (EMS) 400 Residential, other 24,786 4.5 960 Street, other 17,014 3.1 962 Residential street, road, or residential driveway 16,054 2.9 963 Street or road in commercial area 13,197 2.4 340 Clinics, doctors offices, hemodialysis centers, oth 11,121 2.0 965 Vehicle parking area 9,107 1.7 Hazardous 419 1- or 2-family dwelling 6,490 22.9 Condition (No 962 Residential street, road, or residential driveway 4,436 15.7 961 Highway or divided highway 4,158 14.7 ) 429 Multifamily dwelling 2,314 8.2 963 Street or road in commercial area 1,862 6.6 960 Street, other 1,656 5.9 965 Vehicle parking area 808 2.9 931 Open land or field 362 1.3 571 Service station, gas station 345 1.2 NNN None 283 1.0 Service Call 419 1- or 2-family dwelling 24,474 46.3 429 Multifamily dwelling 8,108 15.3 888 station 3,204 6.1 962 Residential street, road, or residential driveway 2,010 3.8 965 Vehicle parking area 1,837 3.5 961 Highway or divided highway 1,162 2.2 960 Street, other 1,006 1.9 400 Residential, other 714 1.4 963 Street or road in commercial area 674 1.3 931 Open land or field 474 0.9 2-32
Table 27. Top 10 Property Use By Incident Series, Virginia, 2015 (cont.) Incident Series Property Use Description Percent* Good Intent Call False Alarm and False Call Severe Weather and Natural Disaster Special Incident Type 419 1- or 2-family dwelling 17,143 29.1 961 Highway or divided highway 5,638 9.6 429 Multifamily dwelling 5,584 9.5 NNN None 3,143 5.3 962 Residential street, road, or residential driveway 3,076 5.2 UUU Undetermined 3,042 5.2 960 Street, other 2,003 3.4 963 Street or road in commercial area 1,932 3.3 965 Vehicle parking area 1,317 2.2 311 24-hour care Nursing homes, 4 or more persons 1,056 1.8 419 1- or 2-family dwelling 17,558 31.3 429 Multifamily dwelling 8,783 15.6 599 Business office 3,091 5.5 449 Hotel/Motel, commercial 2,828 5.0 311 24-hour care Nursing homes, 4 or more persons 1,650 2.9 460 Dormitory-type residence, o 1,355 2.4 500 Mercantile, business, other 1,167 2.1 131 Church, mosque 1,134 2.0 215 High school, junior high, middle school 1,116 2.0 700 Manufacturing, processing 1,068 1.9 962 Residential street, road, or residential driveway 238 27.4 419 1- or 2-family dwelling 216 24.9 961 Highway or divided highway 153 17.6 960 Street, other 100 11.5 429 Multifamily dwelling 20 2.3 NNN None 17 2.0 963 Street or road in commercial area 15 1.7 931 Open land or field 14 1.6 900 Outside or special property, other 11 1.3 400 Residential, other 11 1.3 000 Property use, other 733 23.1 419 1- or 2-family dwelling 604 19.0 961 Highway or divided highway 214 6.7 888 station 183 5.8 962 Residential street, road, or residential driveway 170 5.4 429 Multifamily dwelling 118 3.7 NNN None 97 3.1 150 Public or government 76 2.4 960 Street, other 57 1.8 965 Vehicle parking area 49 1.5 * Percent is based on the total number of incidents from each Incident Series category and not the total for each Top 10 listing. 2-33
Automatic Extinguishing System (AES) Eighty-three percent (82.6%) of structure fires reported that an automatic extinguishing system was not present and that the total fire dollar loss was nearly $162 million. (See Table 28.) Table 28. Structure s Dollar Loss Summary By Automatic Extinguishing System (AES) Presence By Property Use, Virginia, 2015 2-34 AES Present AES Partial System None Present Undetermined Grand Dollar Property Series Percent Dollar Loss Percent Loss Percent Dollar Loss Percent Dollar Loss Percent Dollar Loss Assembly 50 1.0 $1,514,378 7 0.1 $42,575 57 1.1 $2,201,531 9 0.2 $245,200 123 2.4 $4,003,684 Educational 22 0.4 $333,593 4 0.1 $13,250 25 0.5 $660,165 2 0.0 $0 53 1.0 $1,007,008 Health Care, Detention, and Correcti on 27 0.5 $187,822 2 0.0 $5,000 12 0.2 $264,653 2 0.0 $2,000 43 0.8 $459,475 Residential 239 4.6 $8,594,885 7 0.1 $143,000 3,581 69.5 $135,983,607 311 6.0 $14,940,064 4,138 80.3 $159,661,556 Mercantile, Busine 54 1.0 $6,170,983 3 0.1 $9,350 112 2.2 $8,868,192 33 0.6 $674,241 202 3.9 $15,722,766 Industrial, Utility, Defense, Agriculture, Mining 3 0.1 $131,750 0 0.0 $0 22 0.4 $1,625,812 3 0.1 $1,001 28 0.5 $1,758,563 Manufacturing, Processing 37 0.7 $2,259,500 2 0.0 $75,000 16 0.3 $491,200 9 0.2 $2,030,400 64 1.2 $4,856,100 Stora ge 9 0.2 $28,301 0 0.0 $0 319 6.2 $9,999,057 22 0.4 $1,749,000 350 6.8 $11,776,358 Outside or Special Property 5 0.1 $31,200 0 0.0 $0 76 1.5 $1,523,420 9 0.2 $10,500 90 1.7 $1,565,120 Other 0 0.0 $0 0 0.0 $0 7 0.1 $127,900 1 0.0 $1,000 8 0.2 $128,900 None 3 0.1 $0 0 0.0 $0 9 0.2 $9,002 6 0.1 $0 18 0.3 $9,002 Undetermined 2 0.0 $0 2 0.0 $0 19 0.4 $450 11 0.2 $1,200 34 0.7 $1,650 Grand 451 8.8 $19,252,412 27 0.5 $288,175 4,255 82.6 $161,754,989 418 8.1 $19,654,606 5,151 100.0 $200,950,182
Intentional / Incendiary There were 919 intentional or incendiary fires in Virginia in 2015 that accounted for $7.1 million dollars of total dollar loss, 20 civilian casualties, and 8 fire service casualties. (See Table 29.) ` Table 29. Intentional / Incendiary By Property Use, Virginia, 2015 2-35 Intentional/ Incendiary Property Contents Dollar Civilian Civilian Service Service Property Series Percent Loss Loss Loss Injuries Deaths Injuries Deaths Assembly 20 2.2 $95,500 $12,001 $107,501 0 0 0 0 Educational 11 1.2 $22,001 $2,001 $24,002 0 0 0 0 Correction 2 0.2 $10,000 $2,000 $12,000 0 0 0 0 Residential 337 36.7 $6,030,580 $1,189,590 $7,220,170 13 1 7 0 Mercantile, Business 18 2.0 $18,500 $11,333 $29,833 0 0 0 0 Industrial, Utility, Defense, Agriculture, Mining 28 3.0 $10 $10 $20 0 0 0 0 Manufacturing, Processing 2 0.2 $5,000 $0 $5,000 0 0 0 0 Storage 24 2.6 $139,900 $90,751 $230,651 1 0 0 0 Outside or Special Property 456 49.6 $772,969 $64,200 $837,169 4 1 1 0 Other 10 1.1 $1 $0 $1 0 0 0 0 None 10 1.1 $3,500 $200 $3,700 0 0 0 0 Unknown or Not Reported 1 0.1 $0 $0 $0 0 0 0 0 919 100.0 $7,097,961 $1,372,086 $8,470,047 18 2 8 0 NOTE: Intentional / Incendiary fire incidents include all fire incidents except incident types 113 118 and 150 155 and are coded as either an intentional fire (Cause of Ignition=1) on the fire module or an incendiary fire (Wildland Cause=7) on the Wildland module. Aid given (mutual or automatic) incidents were excluded and exposure incidents were included with the numbers.
Table 30. Incident Type Summary By Incident Series/Category, Virginia, 2015 Incident Series / Category Incident Type Description Percent s Structure fire 111 Building fires 7,618 0.94 112 s in structures other than in a building 373 0.05 113 Cooking fire, confined to container 2,612 0.32 114 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 1,231 0.15 115 Incinerator overload or malfunction, fire confined 35 0.00 116 Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined 147 0.02 117 Commercial Compactor fire, confined to rubbish 28 0.00 118 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 503 0.06 Structure fire 12,547 1.54 in mobile 121 in mobile home used as fixed residence 197 0.02 property used as a 122 in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle 35 0.00 fixed structure 123 in portable building, fixed location 26 0.00 120 in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other 23 0.00 in mobile property used as a fixed structure 281 0.03 Mobile property 131 Passenger vehicle fire 3,032 0.37 (vehicle) fire 132 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 421 0.05 133 Rail vehicle fire 20 0.00 134 Water vehicle fire 36 0.00 135 Aircraft fire 8 0.00 136 Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle 3 0.00 137 Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire 45 0.01 138 Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 285 0.04 130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 472 0.06 Mobile property (vehicle) fire 4,322 0.53 Natural vegetation 141 Forest, woods or wildland fire 732 0.09 fire 142 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 3,074 0.38 143 Grass fire 890 0.11 140 Natural vegetation fire, other 716 0.09 Natural vegetation fire 5,412 0.67 Outside rubbish fire 151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 1,028 0.13 152 Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire 23 0.00 153 Construction or demolition landfill fire 37 0.00 154 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 830 0.10 155 Outside stationary compactor/compacted trash fire 24 0.00 150 Outside rubbish fire, other 661 0.08 Outside rubbish fire 2,603 0.32 Special outside fire 161 Outside storage fire 110 0.01 162 Outside equipment fire 334 0.04 163 Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion 21 0.00 164 Outside mailbox fire 18 0.00 160 Special outside fire, other 505 0.06 Special outside fire 988 0.12 Cultivated vegetation, crop fire 171 Cultivated grain or crop fire 80 0.01 173 Cultivated trees or nursery stock fire 16 0.00 170 Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other 56 0.01 Cultivated vegetation, crop fire 152 0.02, other 100, other 1,127 0.14, other 1,127 0.14 s 27,432 3.38 2-36
Table 30. Incident Type Summary By Incident Series/Category, Virginia, 2015 (cont.) Incident Series / Category Incident Type Description Percent Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat (No ) Overpressure rupture 211 Overpressure rupture of steam pipe or pipeline 15 0.00 from steam (no 212 Overpressure rupture of steam boiler 8 0.00 ensuing fire) 213 Steam rupture of pressure or process vessel 5 0.00 210 Overpressure rupture from steam, other 23 0.00 Overpressure rupture from steam (no ensuing fire) 51 0.01 Overpressure rupture from air or gas (no ensuing fire) 221 Overpressure rupture of air or gas pipe/pipeline 35 0.00 222 Overpressure rupture of boiler from air or gas 2 0.00 223 Air or gas rupture of pressure or process vessel 19 0.00 220 Overpressure rupture from air or gas, other 27 0.00 Overpressure rupture from air or gas (no ensuing fire) 83 0.01 Overpressure rupture 231 Chemical reaction rupture of process vessel 18 0.00 Overpressure rupture from chemical reaction (no ensuing fire) 18 0.00 Explosion (no fire) 241 Munitions or bomb explosion (no fire) 6 0.00 242 Blasting agent explosion (no fire) 5 0.00 243 works explosion (no fire) 33 0.00 244 Dust explosion (no fire) 0 0.00 240 Explosion (no fire), other 45 0.01 Explosion (no fire) 89 0.01 Excessive heat, 251 Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition 1,198 0.15 Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition 1,198 0.15 Overpressure rupture, 200 Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat other 77 0.01 Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat, other 77 0.01 Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat (No ) 1,516 0.19 Rescue and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Medical assist 311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew 37,460 4.61 Medical assist 37,460 4.61 Emergency medical service incident 321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 418,398 51.51 322 Vehicle accident with injuries 33,017 4.07 323 Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped) 1,952 0.24 324 Motor vehicle accident with no injuries 20,264 2.49 320 Emergency medical service, other 12,073 1.49 Emergency medical service incident 485,704 59.80 Lock-In 331 Lock-in (if lock out, use 511 ) 609 0.07 Lock-In 609 0.07 Search for lost person 341 Search for person on land 174 0.02 342 Search for person in water 110 0.01 343 Search for person underground 4 0.00 340 Search, other 56 0.01 Search for lost person 344 0.04 Extrication, rescue 351 Extrication of victim(s) from building/structure 45 0.01 352 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 872 0.11 353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator 1,689 0.21 354 Trench/below grade rescue 18 0.00 355 Confined space rescue 21 0.00 356 High angle rescue 40 0.00 357 Extrication of victim(s) from machinery 67 0.01 350 Extrication, rescue, other 147 0.02 Extrication, rescue 2,899 0.36 2-37
Table 30. Incident Type Summary By Incident Series/Category, Virginia, 2015 (cont.) Incident Series / Category Water and ice-related rescue Incident Type Description Percent 361 Swimming/recreational water areas rescue 42 0.01 362 Ice rescue 17 0.00 363 Swift water rescue 142 0.02 364 Surf rescue 11 0.00 365 Watercraft rescue 145 0.02 360 Water & ice related rescue, other 99 0.01 Water and ice-related rescue 456 0.06 Electrical rescue 371 Electrocution or potential electrocution 11 0.00 372 Trapped by power lines 10 0.00 370 Electrical rescue, other 17 0.00 Electrical rescue 38 0.00 Rescue or EMS 381 Rescue or EMS standby 1,281 0.16 Rescue or EMS standby 1,281 0.16 Rescue, emergency 300 Rescue, emergency medical call (EMS) call, other 27,673 3.41 Rescue, emergency medical service (EMS) incident, other 27,673 3.41 Rescue and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) 556,464 68.51 Hazardous Condition (No ) Combustible/Flamma 411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 1,470 0.18 ble spills and leaks 412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 5,335 0.66 413 Oil or other combustible liquid spill 656 0.08 410 Flammable gas or liquid condition, other 350 0.04 Combustible/Flammable spills and leaks 7,811 0.96 Chemical release, 421 Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) 143 0.02 reaction, or toxic 422 Chemical spill or leak 289 0.04 condition 423 Refrigeration leak 43 0.01 424 Carbon monoxide incident 1,072 0.13 420 Toxic condition, other 68 0.01 Chemical release, reaction, or toxic condition 1,615 0.20 Radioactive condition 431 Radiation leak, radioactive material 1 0.00 430 Radioactive condition, other 3 0.00 Radioactive condition 4 0.00 Electrical wiring/equipment problem 441 Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn 678 0.08 442 Overheated motor 765 0.09 443 Light ballast breakdown 133 0.02 444 Power line down 3,504 0.43 445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 2,423 0.30 440 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 2,110 0.26 Electrical wiring/equipment problem 9,613 1.18 Biological hazard 451 Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected 151 0.02 Biological hazard 151 0.02 Accident, potential accident 461 Building or structure weakened or collapsed 344 0.04 462 Aircraft standby 819 0.10 463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 6,515 0.80 460 Accident, potential accident, other 481 0.06 Accident, potential accident 8,159 1.00 Explosive, bomb 471 Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use 721) 45 0.01 Explosive, bomb removal 45 0.01 Attempted burning, 481 Attempt to burn 53 0.01 illegal action 482 Threat to burn 22 0.00 480 Attempted burning, illegal action, other 64 0.01 Attempted burning, illegal action 139 0.02 2-38
Table 30. Incident Type Summary By Incident Series/Category, Virginia, 2015 (cont.) Incident Series / Category Incident Type Description Percent Hazardous condition, 400 Hazardous condition, other 1,404 0.17 Hazardous condition, other 1,404 0.17 Hazardous Condition (No ) 28,941 3.56 Service Call Person in distress 511 Lock-out 2,431 0.30 512 Ring or jewelry removal 51 0.01 510 Person in distress, other 1,678 0.21 Person in distress 4,160 0.51 Water problem 521 Water evacuation 155 0.02 522 Water or steam leak 3,323 0.41 520 Water problem, other 1,174 0.14 Water problem 4,652 0.57 Smoke, odor problem 531 Smoke or odor removal 2,362 0.29 Smoke, odor problem 2,362 0.29 Animal problem or 541 Animal problem 221 0.03 rescue 542 Animal rescue 289 0.04 540 Animal problem, other 89 0.01 Animal problem or rescue 599 0.07 Public service assistance 551 Assist police or other governmental agency 2,040 0.25 552 Police matter 1,388 0.17 553 Public service 14,815 1.82 554 Assist invalid 9,863 1.21 555 Defective elevator, no occupants 428 0.05 550 Public service assistance, other 4,359 0.54 Public service assistance 32,893 4.05 Unauthorized burning 561 Unauthorized burning 1,846 0.23 Unauthorized burning 1,846 0.23 Cover assignment, 571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup 2,224 0.27 Cover assignment, standby at fire station, move-up 2,224 0.27 Service call, other 500 Service Call, other 4,663 0.57 Service call, other 4,663 0.57 Service Call 53,399 6.57 Good Intent Call Dispatched and 611 Dispatched & canceled en route 55,006 6.77 Dispatched and canceled en route 55,006 6.77 Wrong location, no 621 Wrong location 208 0.03 emergency found 622 No incident found at dispatch address 7,531 0.93 Wrong location, no emergency found 7,739 0.95 Controlled burning 631 Authorized controlled burning 1,340 0.16 632 Prescribed fire 65 0.01 Controlled burning 1,405 0.17 Vicinity alarm 641 Vicinity alarm (incident in other location) 90 0.01 Vicinity alarm 90 0.01 Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke 651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 4,636 0.57 652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke 686 0.08 653 Barbecue, tar kettle 193 0.02 650 Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke, other 369 0.05 Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke 5,884 0.72 EMS call where party 661 EMS call, party transported by non-fire agency 332 0.04 EMS call where party has been transported 332 0.04 2-39
Table 30. Incident Type Summary By Incident Series/Category, Virginia, 2015 (cont.) Incident Series / Category Incident Type Description Percent HazMat release 671 Hazmat release investigation w/ no hazmat 1,664 0.20 investigation w/no 672 Biological hazard, none found 41 0.01 HazMat release investigation w/no HazMat found 1,705 0.21 Good intent call, 600 Good intent call, other 10,026 1.23 Good intent call, other 10,026 1.23 Good Intent Call 82,187 10.12 False Alarm and False Call Malicious, mischievous false alarm 711 Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm 213 0.03 712 Direct tie to FD, malicious/false alarm 19 0.00 713 Telephone, malicious false alarm 137 0.02 714 Central station, malicious false alarm 357 0.04 715 Local alarm system, malicious false alarm 379 0.05 710 Malicious, mischievous false call, other 642 0.08 Malicious, mischievous false alarm 1,747 0.22 Bomb scare 721 Bomb scare - no bomb 272 0.03 Bomb scare 272 0.03 System or detector 731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction 1,241 0.15 malfunction 732 Extinguishing system activation due to malfunction 115 0.01 733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 3,962 0.49 734 Heat detector activation due to malfunction 280 0.03 735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 5,883 0.72 736 CO detector activation due to malfunction 1,390 0.17 730 System malfunction, other 3,182 0.39 System or detector malfunction 16,053 1.98 Unintentional system or detector operation (no fire) 741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 1,130 0.14 742 Extinguishing system activation 85 0.01 743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 8,432 1.04 744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 2,942 0.36 745 Alarm system sounded, no fire - unintentional 14,516 1.79 746 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO 856 0.11 740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, other 3,402 0.42 Unintentional system or detector operation (no fire) 31,363 3.86 Biohazard scare 751 Biological hazard, malicious false report 2 0.00 Biohazard scare 2 0.00 False alarm and false 700 False alarm or false call, other 7,344 0.90 False alarm and false call, other 7,344 0.90 False Alarm and False Call 56,781 6.99 2-40
Table 30. Incident Type Summary By Incident Series/Category, Virginia, 2015 (cont.) Incident Series / Category Incident Type Description Percent Severe Weather and Natural Disaster Severe Weather and 811 Earthquake assessment 123 0.02 Natural Disaster 812 Flood assessment 68 0.01 813 Wind storm, tornado/hurricane assessment 183 0.02 814 Lightning strike (no fire) 174 0.02 815 Severe weather or natural disaster standby 15 0.00 Severe Weather and Natural Disaster 563 0.07 Severe weather or natural disaster, other 800 Severe weather or natural disaster, other 328 0.04 Severe weather or natural disaster, other 328 0.04 Severe Weather and Natural Disaster 891 0.11 Special Incident Type Citizen complaint 911 Citizen complaint 509 0.06 Citizen complaint 509 0.06 Special type of 900 Special type of incident, other 2,715 0.33 Special type of incident, other 2,715 0.33 Special Incident Type 3,224 0.40 Undetermined or Not Reported Undetermined or Not Undetermined, Invalid or Blank Incident Type 1,373 0.17 Undetermined or Not Reported 1,373 0.17 Grand 812,208 100.00 Note: 2015 Incident totals reflect those reported to NFIRS as of May 24, 2016. 2-41
Data Notice and VDFP Departments Note: Data is compiled from information reported to the Virginia Incident Reporting System (VFIRS) for 2015 as of May 24, 2016. Unless otherwise noted, for all frequency or incident counts, mutual/automatic aid given and fire exposure incidents were excluded from the numbers. For casualty statistical information, mutual/automatic aid given incidents were included for all fire service and excluded for all civilian data, and fire exposure incidents were included with all casualty numbers. For dollar loss amounts, mutual/automatic aid given incidents were excluded and exposure incidents were included with the numbers. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding. The Virginia Department of Programs has seven division offices covering different areas of Virginia. Division 1 - Richmond includes the counties of Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Louisa, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince George, Richmond, and Westmoreland; and the cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond. Division 2 - Orange includes the counties of Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren; and the cities of Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, and Winchester. Division 3 - Farmville includes the counties of Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Greene, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nelson, and Prince Edward; and the cities of Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro. Division 4 - Chilhowie includes the counties of Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe; and the cities of Bristol, Galax, Norton, and Radford. Division 5 - Hampton includes the counties of Accomack, Brunswick, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, and York; and the cities of Chesapeake, Emporia, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg. Division 6 - Roanoke includes the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Highland, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Roanoke, and Rockbridge; and the cities of Buena Vista, Covington, Danville, Lexington, Martinsville, Roanoke, and Salem. Division 7- Fairfax includes the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William; and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park. 2-42
Chapter 3 VFIRS - The Locality View 3-1
Table 31. VFIRS Participation By Locality, Virginia, 2015 FIPS County/City VFIRS Participating Stations Number of Stations Percent of Stations Reporting 001 Accomack County 15 15 100.0 003 Albemarle County 10 10 100.0 005 Alleghany County 6 7 85.7 007 Amelia County 4 5 80.0 009 Amherst County 3 3 100.0 011 Appomattox County 2 2 100.0 013 Arlington County 10 10 100.0 015 Augusta County 15 16 93.8 017 Bath County 1 1 100.0 019 Bedford County 12 12 100.0 021 Bland County 7 7 100.0 023 Botetourt County 7 7 100.0 025 Brunswick County 7 7 100.0 027 Buchanan County 10 11 90.9 029 Buckingham County 3 4 75.0 031 Campbell County 9 10 90.0 033 Caroline County 9 9 100.0 035 Carroll County 7 7 100.0 036 Charles City County 3 3 100.0 037 Charlotte County 2 7 28.6 041 Chesterfield County 21 21 100.0 043 Clarke County 5 5 100.0 045 Craig County 4 5 80.0 047 Culpeper County 7 7 100.0 049 Cumberland County 3 3 100.0 051 Dickenson County 4 4 100.0 053 Dinwiddie County 6 6 100.0 057 Essex County 2 2 100.0 059 Fairfax County 37 37 100.0 061 Fauquier County 11 11 100.0 063 Floyd County 5 5 100.0 065 Fluvanna County 6 6 100.0 067 Franklin County 19 19 100.0 069 Frederick County 11 11 100.0 071 Giles County 6 8 75.0 073 Gloucester County 4 4 100.0 075 Goochland County 6 6 100.0 077 Grayson County 3 6 50.0 079 Greene County 3 3 100.0 081 Greensville County * - - - 083 Halifax County 11 12 91.7 085 Hanover County 16 16 100.0 087 Henrico County 18 18 100.0 089 Henry County 8 8 100.0 091 Highland County 2 4 50.0 093 Isle of Wight County 6 6 100.0 095 James City County 5 5 100.0 097 King and Queen County 4 5 80.0 099 King George County 3 3 100.0 3-2
Table 31. VFIRS Participation By Locality, Virginia, 2015 (cont.) VFIRS Participating Number of Percent of Stations FIPS County/City Stations Stations Reporting 101 King William County 3 3 100.0 103 Lancaster County 1 3 33.3 105 Lee County 8 8 100.0 107 Loudoun County 20 20 100.0 109 Louisa County 7 7 100.0 111 Lunenburg County 3 3 100.0 113 Madison County 1 1 100.0 115 Mathews County 1 1 100.0 117 Mecklenburg County 8 8 100.0 119 Middlesex County 4 4 100.0 121 Montgomery County 4 5 80.0 125 Nelson County 6 7 85.7 127 New Kent County 4 4 100.0 131 Northampton County 4 5 80.0 133 Northumberland County 1 2 50.0 135 Nottoway County 3 3 100.0 137 Orange County 6 6 100.0 139 Page County 3 3 100.0 141 Patrick County 8 9 88.9 143 Pittsylvania County 20 21 95.2 145 Powhatan County 5 5 100.0 147 Prince Edward County 5 5 100.0 149 Prince George County 6 6 100.0 153 Prince William County 21 21 100.0 155 Pulaski County 7 9 77.8 157 Rappahannock County 6 6 100.0 159 Richmond County 2 2 100.0 161 Roanoke County 12 12 100.0 163 Rockbridge County 9 9 100.0 165 Rockingham County 12 12 100.0 167 Russell County 6 7 85.7 169 Scott County 7 7 100.0 171 Shenandoah County 8 10 80.0 173 Smyth County 7 7 100.0 175 Southampton County 8 8 100.0 177 Spotsylvania County 10 10 100.0 179 Stafford County 12 12 100.0 181 Surry County 2 3 66.7 183 Sussex County 5 5 100.0 185 Tazewell County 11 17 64.7 187 Warren County 9 9 100.0 191 Washington County 8 9 88.9 193 Westmoreland County 4 4 100.0 195 Wise County 7 7 100.0 197 Wythe County 6 6 100.0 199 York County 6 6 100.0 510 Alexandria 10 10 100.0 3-3
Table 31. VFIRS Participation By Locality, Virginia, 2015 (cont.) VFIRS Participating Number of Percent of Stations FIPS County/City Stations Stations Reporting 520 Bristol 3 3 100.0 530 Buena Vista 1 1 100.0 540 Charlottesville 3 3 100.0 550 Chesapeake 15 15 100.0 570 Colonial Heights 2 2 100.0 580 Covington 2 2 100.0 590 Danville 7 7 100.0 595 Emporia 1 1 100.0 600 Fairfax City 2 2 100.0 610 Falls Church ** 3 3 100.0 620 Franklin City 2 2 100.0 630 Fredericksburg 2 2 100.0 640 Galax 1 1 100.0 650 Hampton 11 11 100.0 660 Harrisonburg 4 4 100.0 670 Hopewell 1 1 100.0 678 Lexington 1 1 100.0 680 Lynchburg 8 8 100.0 683 Manassas 2 2 100.0 685 Manassas Park 1 1 100.0 690 Martinsville 2 2 100.0 700 Newport News 11 11 100.0 710 Norfolk 16 16 100.0 720 Norton 2 2 100.0 730 Petersburg 4 4 100.0 735 Poquoson 2 2 100.0 740 Portsmouth 8 8 100.0 750 Radford 1 1 100.0 760 Richmond 20 20 100.0 770 Roanoke 11 11 100.0 775 Salem 3 3 100.0 790 Staunton 2 2 100.0 800 Suffolk 9 9 100.0 810 Virginia Beach 19 19 100.0 820 Waynesboro 1 1 100.0 830 Williamsburg 1 1 100.0 840 Winchester 4 4 100.0 920 Military, Federal or Airport 7 9 77.8 Grand 899 943 95.3 Note: Data is compiled from the USFA fire department census, the National Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), and the Virginia Department of Programs for 2015 as of May 24, 2016. * Greensville County does not currently have fire service in their locality. Emergency response for their area is handled by Jarrett Vol. Dept. (FDID 18301) and Emporia Dept. (FDID 59500). ** The City of Falls Church (FIPS 610) currently participates in VFIRS, but due to contractual arrangements with Arlington County (FIPS 013), their statistical information cannot be tabulated and, therefore, is combined with the incidents from Arlington County. 3-4
Map - VFIRS Participation By Locality, 2015 100% Reporting 3-5 0% Reporting NOTE: The above map indicates the relative participation in the National Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) by each city and county in Virginia. The darker shaded areas indicate greater participation.