Fire Chiefs, Greetings from the South Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal. Our Community Risk Reduction team is distributing this monthly SC Fire Incident Reporting System (SCFIRS) report to keep you up-to-date regarding how your incident data is being used and the benefits of consistent reporting. We also hope to encourage and increase the number of fire departments participating in the system. This report will inform and support fire departments throughout our state. Additionally, this will be an ongoing statewide collaboration between fire departments, the Division of Fire and Life Safety and other associated agencies. Your data, received monthly, allows the fire service at any governmental level to analyze the fire problem in our state and find patterns that will aid in future fire prevention efforts. Thank you for your continued participation, SCFIRS Team Community Risk Reduction Division of Fire and Life Safety 7/1/213 1
13,282 REPORTED INCIDENTS EMS 58.83% False 11.81% Fire 7.38% Service 5.41% Hazard 3.35% Other 5.86% Weather.9% Assist 12.76% Other.35% TOTAL INCIDENTS BY TYPE EMS 783 Assist 1693 False Fire Service 718 979 1567 Compared to first quarter 213, the month of April experienced a rise in total EMS and False calls as a percentage of all calls. April also saw a 2.29 percent decrease in Fire calls. Hazard 444 Other Weather 47 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7/1/213 2
Incident Types by Month (YTD) 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 EMS Assist False Fire Service Hazard Other Weather Apr 783 1693 1567 979 718 444 47 12 Mar 6969 152 1317 143 828 463 32 8 Feb 686 1374 1297 973 689 369 29 8 Jan 746 174 152 1254 913 541 32 3 Fire Incidents by Month 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 143 1254 973 979 Jan Feb Mar Apr 7/1/213 3
STATEWIDE RUN DATA 1 8 6 4 2 INCIDENTS BY HOUR 77 743 756 745 744 79 797 778 77 722 73 548 586 599 488 46 394 435 345 36 239 22 252 273 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2 21 22 23 Hour TOP 1 RESPONSE TIMES (MIN 1 CALLS) Rank Department Incident Count Average Response Time 1 GREENVILLE CITY FIRE DEPT. 418 :3:7 2 BEAUFORT CITY FIRE DEPT 147 :3:47 3 MYRTLE BEACH FIRE DEPT 978 :4:2 4 BOILING SPRINGS FIRE DISTRICT 116 :4:23 5 WADE HAMPTON FIRE DEPT 13 :4:3 6 CONWAY FIRE 228 :4:43 7 SIMPSONVILLE FIRE DEPT 196 :4:44 8 GOOSE CREEK CITY FD 142 :4:45 9 FLORENCE CITY FIRE DEPT 188 :4:5 1 CHARLESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT 1438 :4:53 Statewide, the average response time in April to any incident type was 5:58 7/1/213 4
Medical assist, assist EMS crew EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury Vehicle accident with injuries Motor vehicle accident with no injuries Emergency medical service, other Rescue, emergency medical call (EMS) call, other Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped) Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle Rescue or EMS standby Lock-in (if lock out, use 511 ) Watercraft rescue 7,83 EMS INCIDENTS 35 3265 3 2786 25 2 15 1 5 831 554 116 56 48 36 35 27 15 11 7/1/213 5
Building fires Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire Passenger vehicle fire Cooking fire, confined to container Grass fire Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire Forest, woods or wildland fire Fire, other Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire Natural vegetation fire, other Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence Trash or rubbish fire, contained Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Outside rubbish fire, other Fires in structures other than in a building Outside equipment fire Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Road freight or transport vehicle fire Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue Special outside fire, other 979 FIRE INCIDENTS 25 23 2 15 13 123 19 1 71 61 42 5 32 26 26 23 21 14 14 11 8 8 6 5 5 April 213 experienced 979 fires which caused a reported $8,24,89 in property and contents damage, $42,1 being attributed to intentionally-set fires. 7/1/213 6
Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional Alarm system sounded, no fire - unintentional False alarm or false call, other Alarm system sounded due to malfunction Detector activation, no fire - unintentional Smoke detector activation due to malfunction Unintentional transmission of alarm, other Malicious, mischievous false call, other System malfunction, other Bomb scare - no bomb Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional CO detector activation due to malfunction Heat detector activation due to malfunction Sprinkler activation due to malfunction Central station, malicious false alarm Local alarm system, malicious false alarm Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO Telephone, malicious false alarm 1,568 FALSE INCIDENTS 35 3 25 322 317 266 2 15 152 139 113 1 5 61 44 24 17 16 15 14 14 13 12 1 7 5 Common False Call Property Types 1 or 2 family dwelling Hotel/motel, commercial Multifamily dwellings Dormitory type residence, other Business office Hospital - medical or psychiatric Restaurant or cafeteria Church, mosque, synagogue, temple, chapel 24-hour care Nursing homes, 4 or more Manufacturing, processing 6 59 47 47 45 41 34 132 127 369 5 1 15 2 25 3 35 4 7/1/213 7
7 FIRE FATALITIES To report a Fire Fatality please use is.gd/fatalform (pdf) 8 7 6 5 January February March Age of Victim (YTD) 4 3 2 1 April < 2 Years 2-5 Years > 5 Years Fatalities by Month (YTD) April Fire Fatalities 2 Multiple Fatality Incidents Date County Reported Cause 4/21/213 Dillon Under Investigation 4/21/213 Jasper Under Investigation 4/24/213 Darlington Under Investigation Occupancy Age/ State Fatality Number Gender Mobile Home 45/F 19 45/M 2 Mobile Home 55/F 21 Mobile Home < 1/F 22 < 1/F 23 2/M 24 4/M 25 7/1/213 8
A b b e v i l l e C o u n t y Bethia FD Broadmouth Turkey Creek FD Cold Springs FD Edgewood FD Keowee FD Long Cane FD Lowndesville Rural FD Sharon Rural FD A i k e n C o u n t y Beech Island FD Belvedere FD Silver Bluff FD Wagener FD A l l e n d a l e C o u n t y Allendale County Fire & Rescue B a m b e r g C o u n t y Bamberg City Fire Dept Colston VFD Ehrhardt Fire Dept Govan VFD Olar VFD Barnwell Elko FD Hilda Williston FD B e a u f o r t C o u n t y Beaufort City Fire Dept Daufuskie Island FD Sheldon Township FD B e r k e l e y C o u n t y Caromi Village Fire Dept Forty One Community VFD Goose Creek City FD Jamestown Rural Lebanon Rural VFD Moncks Corner City FD Moncks Corner Rural FD Sandridge Fire Dept C a l h o u n C o u n t y Cameron FD Fort Motte VFD St Matthews Fire Department C h a r l e s t o n C o u n t y Charleston Fire Department Mt Pleasant Fire Dept N Charleston City FD C h e r o k e e C o u n t y Buffalo VFD Cherokee Creek Volunteer Fire Ckc VFD # 7 Corinth VFD # 5 Gaffney City FD C h e s t e r C o u n t y Chester City Fire Dept Great Falls Fire Dept Richburg VFD C h e s t e r f i e l d C o u n t y Cheraw Fire Dept Ruby - Mt. Croghan C o l l e t o n C o u n t y Colleton County FD D o r c h e s t e r C o u n t y Sandhill Fire Department Summerville Fire Dept E d g e f i e l d C o u n t y Merriweather VFD F a i r f i e l d C o u n t y Blackstock Woodard VFD Community FD Dutchman Creek VFD Greenbrier Bethel FD Jenkinsville FD Lebanon VFD Mitford VFD Ridgeway VFD Southeastern Fairfield VFD Winnsboro FD 7/1/213 9
F l o r e n c e C o u n t y Florence City Fire Dept Lake City Fire Dept G r e e n v i l l e C o u n t y Belmont Fire District Berea Public Service District Boiling Springs Fire District Duncan Chapel Fire Dept Fountain Inn Fire Dept Gantt Fire, Sewer & Police Glassy Mountain FD Greenville City Fire Dept. Lake Cunningham Fire Dept Piedmont Fire Department Simpsonville Fire Dept Taylors Fire Dept Tigerville Fire Dept Travelers Rest Fire Dept Wade Hampton Fire Dept G r e e n w o o d C o u n t y Greenwood City Fire Dept H o r r y C o u n t y Conway Myrtle Beach Fire Dept J a s p e r C o u n t y Ridgeland Fire Department K e r s h a w C o u n t y Buffalo - Mt. Pisgah Camden Fire Department Lugoff Fire Dept Pine Grove FD Shepard Vol Fire Department L a n c a s t e r C o u n t y Lancaster Fire Department L a u r e n s C o u n t y Hickory Tavern Sandy Springs Fire Department L e x i n g t o n C o u n t y Cayce Fire Department West Columbia Fire Department M a r i o n C o u n t y Marion City Fire Dept M a r l b o r o C o u n t y Bennettsville Fire Dept Mccoll Fire Dept Wallace FD M c c o r m i c k C o u n t y Sandy Branch FD O c o n e e C o u n t y Corinth - Shiloh Fire Dept #3 Walhalla Fire Dept #5 West Union VFD #16 Westminister City Fire Dept #6 O r a n g e b u r g C o u n t y Orangeburg City Fire Dept Santee Fire Service Dist. P i c k e n s C o u n t y Central Volunteer Fire Depart. Clemson University Fire & Ems Easley Fire Dept Keowee Springs Fire Dist Liberty Norris Fire Dept Pickens City Fire Dept Six Mile Town Fire Dept Vineyards FD R i c h l a n d C o u n t y Columbia Fire Dept S a l u d a C o u n t y Circle VFD S p a r t a n b u r g C o u n t y Converse Area VFD Cowpens FD Croft Fire Department Drayton VFD Glenn Springs - Pauline FD Greenville-spartanburg Jetport Inman City VFD 7/1/213 1
S p a r t a n b u r g C o u n t y New Prospect VFD Pelham - Batesville FD Poplar Springs FD Una VFD Westview - Fairforest FD Woodruff FD S u m t e r C o u n t y Sumter City Fire Dept Sumter County Fire HQ If your department would like to have its data featured in this monthly report, please contact scfirs@llr.sc.gov. Any errors in this report regarding your department s data or information about your department should be reported to us for continual monthly improvement. U n i o n C o u n t y Bonham FD Lockhart VFD Monarch Fire Dept Southside VFD Union City Fire Dept Williamsburg County Kingstree FD Y o r k C o u n t y City Of York Fire Department Flint Hill VFD Fort Mill Fire Dept Oakdale FD Rock Hill Fire Dept S C F I R S 141 Monticello Trail Columbia, SC 2923 83-896-125 SCFIRS@llr.sc.gov www.scfiremarshal.llronline.com 7/1/213 11