2016 ANNUAL DATA REPORT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE NFIRS PROGRAM

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1 2016 ANNUAL DATA REPORT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE NFIRS PROGRAM

2 INTRODUCTION In 2016, South Carolina fire departments were called to 373,745 incidents. With mutual aid included, the number of reports increases to 406,104. More than $287 million of property, 88,000 acres, and 77 civilian lives were lost to fires. Because 422 departments reported their data to NFIRS, we can better understand our communities A Day in the South Carolina Fire Service Today, 1,020 calls for service will be resolved by the 17,000 firefighters in our state. 64 of those calls will be fires. 105 will be false alarms. 591 will be medical or rescue calls (including MVCs). One in every 213 fires will be fatal. need for fire department response. The South Carolina State NFIRS Program s mission is to serve local fire departments by providing training, analysis, account assistance, and reporting assistance in order to meet the goals set forth by the United States Fire Administration, South Carolina State Fire, and the local department. By having better quality data, fire departments can meet the safety needs of the community. Reporting to NFIRS is voluntary, but strongly encouraged. Providing data to the USFA allows departments to apply for and receive grant funding, improve budget and resource allocations, recruit and retain fire service personnel, and understand the community s relationship with their local fire department. For questions about the State NFIRS Program, please contact Samantha Quizon at (803) Civilian fire death data is provided by the Community Loss Education and Response Team (see page 8). For information about the civilian fire death research program, please contact Josh Fulbright at (803)

STATEWIDE SUMMARY Structure Fires 7,720 Vehicle Fires 4,170 Other Fires

92% Rescue/EMS 216,504 Other Emergencies 55,591 False Alarms or No Emergency

0.41% Weather 0.54% Service 8.18% Fire 6.

EMS call 74,018 Canceled en route 33,064 MVC w/ injuries 23,785 MVC w/o

Public service 7,453 Other false alarm 7,373 Smoke detector activation, no

3 STATEWIDE SUMMARY Structure Fires 7,720 Vehicle Fires 4,170 Other Fires 11,429 Total Fire Incidents 23,319 INCIDENTS BY TYPE EMS & Rescue 57.92% Rescue/EMS 216,504 Other Emergencies 55,591 False Alarms or No Emergency Found 45,267 Canceled en Route 33,064 Total Non-Fire Incidents 350,426 Other 0.41% Weather 0.54% Service 8.18% Fire 6.24% All Incidents with Mutual Aid 406,104 Hazardous Condition 3.63% Good Intent 12.56% False Alarm 10.35% Top 10 Incident Types Historical Summary of Calls Medical assist 83,590 EMS call 74,018 Canceled en route 33,064 MVC w/ injuries 23,785 MVC w/o injuries 17,934 Other EMS call 10,367 Alarm system activation, no fire 9,533 Public service 7,453 Other false alarm 7,373 Smoke detector activation, no fire 6, Fires 23,295 19,885 23,319 Non-Fire Incidents 308, , ,426 All Incidents 331, , ,745 All Incidents Plus Mutual Aid 355, , ,104 3

AVERAGE RESPONSE FREQUENCIES (These figures do not include exposures or automatic/mutual aid given responses.) One fire department responds every 1 minute and 17 seconds.

4 AVERAGE RESPONSE FREQUENCIES (These figures do not include exposures or automatic/mutual aid given responses.) One fire department responds every 1 minute and 17 seconds. One structure fire occurs every 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 15 seconds. One outside or other fire occurs every 46 minutes and 9 seconds. One EMS/Rescue call occurs every 2 minutes and 25 seconds. One fire occurs every 22 minutes and 36 seconds. One vehicle fire occurs every 2 hours and 6 minutes. One other emergency call (non-fire) occurs every 1 minute and 30 seconds. One false alarm occurs every 11 minutes and 38 seconds. 4

5 FIRE INFORMATION Approximately 6 percent of all calls this year were fires of any type, including structure, vehicle, and outdoor fires. By learning about the location, frequency, and details of these fires, we can better prevent and respond. Total Civilian Civilian Firefighter Property Percentage Deaths* Injuries Injuries Loss of Fires Structure 7, $247,747, % Vehicle 4, $23,790, % Other/Outdoor 11, $3,113, % Suspicious 1, $2,831, % *Civilian deaths are calculated using CLEAR Team data. See page 8 for details Average Response Time: 8 minutes, 21 seconds Fire Calls by Hour

6 Combination Paid Volunteer Number of Fire Calls 16,445 3,354 5,946 Total Property Lost $277,800,005 $23,019,414 $10,609,725 Percent Property Saved* 7.9% 15.0% 2.8% * Percent Property Saved is calculated by the total of the pre-incident value for fire incidents divided by the property loss value for those same incidents. Low percentages may occur if reporting fields are incomplete. Largest Fire Losses (Property and Content Combined) Date County FD Name FD Type Property Use Dollar Loss March 9 Colleton Colleton County Combination 1 or 2 family dwelling $1,617,000 April 9 Charleston Mt Pleasant Combination 1 or 2 family dwelling $1,450,000 April 23 Charleston North Charleston Combination Hotel/motel, $1,000,000 commercial June 4 Sumter Sumter County Combination Church, mosque, $150,400,000 synagogue, temple, chapel June 16 Georgetown Midway Combination Multifamily dwelling $1,100,000 July 4 Charleston Charleston Paid Computer center $2,250,000 July 11 Greenville Glassy Mountain Combination 1 or 2 family dwelling $1,000,000 July 15 Greenville Wade Hampton Paid Specialty shop $1,000,000 July 15 Charleston North Charleston Combination Warehouse $2,100,000 July 18 Sumter Sumter City Paid Manufacturing, $1,500,000 processing October 8 Georgetown Midway Combination 1 or 2 family dwelling $1,000,000 6

7 Top 10 Items First Ignited Undetermined 9,656 Light Vegetation- not crop, including grass 2,520 Cooking Materials, including edible materials 724 Electrical Wire, cable insulation 718 Heavy Vegetation- no crop, including trees 464 Rubbish, trash, waste 443 Organic materials, other 370 Multiple items first ignited 295 Exterior wall covering or finish 258 Structural member or framing 244 Top 10 Materials First Ignited Undetermined 6,116 Plastic 504 Hay, straw 432 Fabric, fiber, cotton, blends, rayon, wool 405 Multiple types of material 404 Sawn wood, including all finished lumber 367 Natural product, other 309 Cooking oil, transformer, or lubricating oil 297 Other type of material unspecified 291 Gasoline 163 Cause of Ignition for All Fires Intentional 9% Unintentional 46% Equipment or Heat Source Failure 9% Undetermined 25% Act of Nature 2% Under Investigation 9% 7

8 CIVILIAN INJURIES AND DEATHS Seventy-seven South Carolinians lost their lives to fires, and 159 fire-related injuries were reported to NFIRS. When a South Carolinian dies in a fire, the Community Loss Education and Response (CLEAR) Team researches the incident and related losses. Using what we learn, we can better educate the public to keep themselves safe. You can see a more in-depth report on the South Carolina State Fire website. Numbers below reflect what is known by State Fire, and may not be consistent with NFIRS data. 8

Age of Victims 6% 32% 23% 39% Under 20 20-49 50-59 Over 70 HOW DOES THE CLEAR TEAM HELP NFIRS DATA?

White 52% Black 48% Males 66% Females 34% The CLEAR Team works in tandem with fire departments to document fire fatalities in their entirety, including

Incident Location 59% 32% 6% 4% Single Family Dwelling Mobile Home Vehicle Other Every fire death must be reported to State Fire and recorded in NFIRS.

You can find out more information about our state s fire fatalities through the South Carolina State Fire website.

9 Age of Victims 6% 32% 23% 39% Under Over 70 HOW DOES THE CLEAR TEAM HELP NFIRS DATA? The Community Loss Education and Resource (CLEAR) Team is dedicated to researching the circumstances of fatal fires and the victims who perish within them. White 52% Black 48% Males 66% Females 34% The CLEAR Team works in tandem with fire departments to document fire fatalities in their entirety, including assisting in NFIRS documentation. In turn, State Fire uses reported fire deaths to compare those incidents to non-fatal ones. Incident Location 59% 32% 6% 4% Single Family Dwelling Mobile Home Vehicle Other Every fire death must be reported to State Fire and recorded in NFIRS. By working together, we can understand why these losses happen in a multidimensional way. You can find out more information about our state s fire fatalities through the South Carolina State Fire website. To report a fire fatality in your community, please call State Warning Point at Most Probable Cause of Fatal Incidents Unknown Smoking Heating Cooking Electrical MVC Weather Suicide Explosion 29% 23% 17% 10% 9% 4% 3% 3% 1% Frequency of Fire Fatalities Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Fatal Fires Victims

10 FIRE SERVICE INJURIES Firefighters encounter a number of hazards in the line of duty. This year, 185 fire service injuries were reported to NFIRS. Injuries by Incident Type Injuries by Month All Incidents Other Fires Vehicle Fires Structure Fires Injuries by Hour

11 COUNTY INFORMATION 11

12 Structure Fires Vehicle Fires Other Fires Total Fires Fire Service Injuries Civilian Fire Injuries Civilian Fire Deaths Wildfire Acres Burned* Abbeville Aiken Allendale Anderson , Bamberg Barnwell Beaufort Berkeley Calhoun Charleston , Cherokee Chester Chesterfield Clarendon Colleton Darlington Dillon Dorchester Edgefield Fairfield Florence Georgetown Greenville , ,619 Greenwood Hampton Horry , Jasper Kershaw Lancaster Laurens ,223 Lee Lexington , Marion Marlboro McCormick Newberry Oconee Orangeburg Pickens Richland , Saluda Spartanburg , Sumter Union Williamsburg York *If <1 acre burned, the number reported was rounded up to 1 acre. All decimal points were rounded to the nearest whole number. 12

13 Total Fires Property Lost to Fire Property and Contents Saved EMS Calls Other Calls** Total Incidents Add Mutual Aid Given Abbeville 156 $ 269,200 $ 207, ,252 1,537 Aiken 699 $ 2,607,675 $ 10,742,749 2,203 1,244 4,147 4,753 Allendale 75 $ 1,000,200 $ 373, Anderson 1,448 $ 1,332,350 $ 5,754,400 4,816 2,394 8,658 9,580 Bamberg 125 $ 307,650 $ 2,539, Barnwell 98 $ 351,175 $ 530, Beaufort 555 $ 6,155,562 $ 79,564,668 12,216 7,021 19,792 20,109 Berkeley 629 $ 4,638,135 $ 23,146,635 7,295 2,578 10,502 12,039 Calhoun 64 $ 641,500 $ 641, Charleston 1,861 $ 21,647,760 $ 1,374,150,383 38,489 25,121 65,471 72,027 Cherokee 307 $ 255,500 $ 439,950 2, ,715 4,087 Chester 187 $ 1,373,447 $ 1,572,095 1, ,301 2,487 Chesterfield 192 $ 744,450 $ 212,400, Clarendon 281 $ 1,899,650 $ 2,469, ,072 1,090 Colleton 411 $ 3,921,525 $ 4,128,850 6,900 2,730 10,041 10,060 Darlington 398 $ 1,846,263 $ 176,100 1,237 1,526 3,161 3,199 Dillon 67 $ 318,700 $ (18,000) Dorchester 531 $ 2,699,304 $ 5,144,843 5,650 2,781 8,962 9,480 Edgefield 73 $ 443,000 $ (3,100) Fairfield 66 $ 931,000 $ 2,310, Florence 726 $ 3,764,651 $ 12,761,803 3,431 3,649 7,806 8,070 Georgetown 246 $ 4,789,668 $ 10,543,386 9,683 2,820 12,749 12,968 Greenville 2,233 $ 6,906,171 $ 162,469,249 23,815 13,742 39,793 41,164 Greenwood 278 $ 375,089 $ 2,492, ,961 2,463 Hampton 30 $ 106,000 $ 3,430, Horry 1,209 $ 4,957,990 $ 487,406,150 27,965 12,923 42,097 44,000 Jasper 141 $ 154,300 $ 281,000 1, ,792 2,851 Kershaw 157 $ 2,089,673 $ 2,515,758 1, ,989 2,256 Lancaster 351 $ 2,473,890 $ (275,740) 3,389 1,960 5,700 7,697 Laurens 455 $ 600,700 $ 355,300 3,242 1,741 5,438 6,143 Lee 103 $ 239,500 $ 122, Lexington 1,878 $ 10,269,727 $ 39,826,529 9,026 6,044 16,948 18,482 Marion 109 $ 1,492,050 $ 504, Marlboro 271 $ 1,375,700 $ 2,497, ,065 McCormick 26 $ 17,000 $ 578, Newberry 93 $ 968,159 $ 19,956, Oconee 363 $ 1,795,513 $ 3,567,950 3,755 2,588 6,706 7,366 Orangeburg 713 $ 3,101,517 $ 7,566,598 2,127 2,459 5,299 6,878 Pickens 529 $ 2,026,908 $ 496,760,800 2,843 2,904 6,276 6,879 Richland 1,679 $ 12,692,837 $ 16,879,458 17,859 13,417 32,956 33,165 Saluda 45 $ 369,200 $ 351, Spartanburg 1,581 $ 2,305,058 $ 11,047,286 11,420 7,645 20,646 25,147 Sumter 798 $ 156,737,341 $ 1,753,002,575 1,602 2,356 4,756 4,810 Union 106 $ 341,950 $ 1,362, Williamsburg 336 $ 559,450 $ 194, ,943 2,173 York 640 $ 4,330,130 $ 156,406,466 6,189 5,450 12,279 13,891 ** Other Calls includes but is not limited to false alarms, canceled en route, hazmat incidents, and weather-related incidents. 13

14 List of 2016 Participating NFIRS Fire Departments There were 422 departments out of 530 that reported at least one month of incidents during the year. There were 277 departments (which have been underlined) that reported all twelve months of the year. ABBEVILLE Calhoun Falls City Cold Springs Donalds Rural Due West Town Edgewood Keowee Long Cane Lowndesville Rural Monterey Rural Sharon Rural Broadmouth Turkey Creek Bethia Abbeville City Abbeville County AIKEN Sage Mill Beech Island Belvedere Center Couchton Eureka G.V.W. Jackson Montmorenci Monetta New Ellenton New Holland Midland Valley Silver Bluff Wagener Windsor Hollow Creek Sandy Ridge City of Aiken City of North Augusta ALLENDALE Allendale County ANDERSON Anderson City Rock Springs Pendleton Homeland Park Starr Double Springs West Pelzer Powderville Broadway Centerville Iva Center Rock Cheddar Piercetown Zion Friendship Walker-McElmoyle Townville Grove Three & Twenty Hopewell Craytonville Whitefield Ebenezer Wren Flat Rock-Bowen Sandy Springs Honea Path Williford Anderson Co Tech Rescue Belton Williamston Anderson Co Haz Mat BAMBERG Erhardt Govan Hunter's Chapel Olar Little Swamp Colston Clear Pond Bamberg City Denmark BARNWELL Elko Hilda Williston Long Branch Barnwell Rural BEAUFORT Hilton Head Island Bluffton Township Sheldon Township Beaufort City/Port Royal Burton Daufuskie Island BERKELEY Bonneau Caromi Village C & B Cross Rural Lake Moultrie Santee Circle Rural Pimlico Rural Pine Ridge Whitesville Forty-One Community Moncks Corner (Rural) Cordesville Cainhoy Jamestown Rural City of Goose Creek City of Hanahan City of Moncks Corner CALHOUN Cameron Fort Motte Jumper Midway St. Matthews 14

15 CHARLESTON St Pauls Awendaw City of Charleston Folly Beach Isle of Palms James Island Lincolnville Mt. Pleasant North Charleston St. Andrews St. Johns CHEROKEE Gaffney Blacksburg Cherokee Creek Corinth Grassy Pond DMW Buffalo CHESTER Fort Lawn Rural Lando Richburg City of Chester Great Falls CHESTERFIELD Brocks Mill Rural Alligator Ruby-Mt. Croghan Sandhill Teal's Mill Rural Bay Springs Cheraw CLARENDON Clarendon County COLLETON Edisto Beach Walterboro Colleton County DARLINGTON Palmetto Rural Darlington County City of Darlington Hartsville DILLON Dillon County Station #2 Dillon County Station #9 /Oak Grove City of Dillon Dillon County Station #3 DORCHESTER Dorchester County Ashley River Old Fort Summerville EDGEFIELD Edgefield Trenton County Line Merriwether FAIRFIELD Blair Community Greenbrier Bethel Jenkinsville Lebanon Mitford Ridgeway Southeastern Fairfield Dutchman Creek Winnsboro FLORENCE City of Florence Olanta Windy Hill Sardis - Timmonsville Johnsonville Howe Springs South Lynches Lake City West Florence Rural GEORGETOWN City of Georgetown Midway Georgetown County GREENVILLE Donaldson Center City of Greenville Parker District Glassy Mountain Cedar Mountain Duncan Chapel Dunklin North Greenville Slater - Marietta Tigerville Gowensville Clear Spring Canebrake River Falls Belmont Berea Boiling Springs Fountain Inn Gantt Greer Lake Cunningham Mauldin Piedmont Piedmont Park Simpsonville South Greenville Taylors Travelers Rest Wade Hampton GREENWOOD Epworth-Phoenix Hodges-Cokesbury Highway 34 Ninety Six Northwest Troy Ware Shoals City of Greenwood 15

16 HAMPTON Estill City of Hampton Varnville Hampton County HORRY Loris Conway Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach Surfside Beach Horry County JASPER Ridgeland Hardeeville KERSHAW Beaver Creek Buffalo Mt. Pisgah Cassatt Charlotte Thompson Blaney Pine Grove Westville Camden Lugoff LANCASTER Antioch Bell Town Buford Camp Creek Charlotte Road / Van Wyck Elgin Flat Creek Gooches Heath Springs Indian Land Kershaw McDonald Green Pleasant Valley Rich Hill Riverside Shilloh Zion Tradesville Unity Lancaster County City of Lancaster LAURENS Cross Hill Gray Court Greenpond Hickory Tavern Joanna Mountville Renno Sandy Springs Waterloo Western Laurens Youngs Ekom Durbin Creek Laurens County Clinton City of Laurens LEE Lee County LEXINGTON Columbia Metro Airport West Columbia Batesburg-Leesville Irmo Cayce Lexington County MCCORMICK Modoc Parksville Sandy Branch McCormick County MARION Marion Rural Pee Dee Rural City of Marion Mullins MARLBORO Blenheim Clio Rural McColl Wallace Brightsville Bennettsville NEWBERRY Whitmire Pomaria City of Newberry OCONEE Cleveland Corinth-Shiloh Crossroads Fairplay Friendship Keowee-Ebenezer Long Creek Mountain Rest Oakway Picket Post/Camp Oak Salem South Union West Union Walhalla Westminster Keowee Oconee County Emergency Services ORANGEBURG City of Orangeburg Cordova Eutawville Holly Hill Jamison Neeses North Norway Rowesville Santee Springfield Bowman Vance Wolfton Branchville 16

17 (ORANGEBURG, cont d) Pine Hill Bolentown Cattle Creek West Middle Canaan Providence Edisto Four Holes Sawyerdale Elloree PICKENS Central Norris Pumpkintown Six Mile Vineyards Clemson University Easley Liberty City of Pickens Crosswell Shady Grove Pickens Rural RICHLAND McCrady City of Columbia SALUDA Circle Midland Old Town Ridge Spring City of Saluda Hollywood Mayson SPARTANBURG City of Spartanburg Greenville-Spartanburg Jetport Boiling Springs Campobello Cherokee Springs Chesnee Community Converse Area Drayton Duncan Glendale Area Glenn Springs-Pauline Hilltop Holly Springs Inman City Landrum Mayo New Prospect Pacolet Town Reidville Roebuck Startex Una Westview - Fairforest Whitney Inman Community Poplar Springs Tyger River Cowpens Croft North Spartanburg Pelham - Batesville Woodruff SUMTER City of Sumter Sumter County UNION Bonham Buffalo Jonesville Kelly - Kelton Monarch Philippi Southside Carlisle Lockhart City of Union WILLIAMSBURG Hemingway Williamsburg County Kingstree YORK Rock Hill Bethany - Santiago Bethel Flint Hill Fort Mill Hickory Grove Lesslie Newport Oakdale Smyrna Tega Cay City of York 17

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