Incident Summary, Virginia, 2013-2018
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Fires | 29,776 | 30,455 | 28,337 | 28,771 | 23,443 | 25,369 |
Rescue and EMS | 550,232 | 579,560 | 578,236 | 613,295 | 465,825 | 578,342 |
Other Calls | 224,936 | 228,481 | 237,591 | 252,493 | 173,535 | 185,703 |
Aid Given | 44,669 | 45,894 | 51,022 | 56,229 | 44,706 | 47,656 |
Exposure Fires | 351 | 364 | 312 | 373 | 266 | 329 |
Grand Total | 849,613 | 884,390 | 895,186 | 950,788 | 681,149 | 851,707 |
Total Fire Dollar Loss | $225,013,781 | $243,898,781 | $248,502,363 | $239,642,184 | $177,704,536 | $249,764,896 |
Civilian Fire Injuries | 406 | 432 | 350 | 365 | 301 | 404 |
Civilian Fire Deaths | 72 | 77 | 59 | 80 | 50 | 61 |
Fire Service Injuries | 178 | 151 | 151 | 157 | 134 | 145 |
Fire Service Deaths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 VFIRS Data Quick Facts
- Fire departments in Virginia responded to an average of 2,333 incidents per day in 2018.
- Rescue and EMS calls accounted for 68% of the total incidents in Virginia in 2018; fires only made up 3% of the calls.
- The total fire dollar loss associated with fires in Virginia in 2018 was over $249 million.
- One civilian was killed or injured by fire in Virginia every 19 hours in 2018.
Source: National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) as of August 23, 2019.
2015 Statistics
- 2016 Fire Rescue Conference Statistics
- 2015 Summary by Incident Type
- 2015 Fire Department Monthly Incident Counts
- 2015 Tally By Incident Type
- 2015 Tally By Property Use
- 2015 Residential Structure Fire Causes
- 2015 Incidents By Month of the Year
- 2015 Incidents By Week of the Year
2014 Statistics
- 2014 Summary by Incident Type (Virginia)
- 2014 Summary by Incident Type (All Fire Depts)
- 2014 Fire Department Monthly Incident Counts
- 2014 Tally By Incident Type
- 2014 Tally By Property Use (All Incidents)
- 2014 Tally By Property Use (Structure Fires)
- 2014 Residential Structure Fire Causes
- 2014 Incidents By Day of Week
- 2014 Incidents By Hour of Day
- 2014 Incidents By Month of the Year
- 2014 Incidents By Week of the Year
2013 Statistics
- 2013 Summary by Incident Type (Virginia)
- 2013 Summary by Incident Type (All Fire Depts)
- 2013 Fire Department Monthly Incident Counts
- 2013 Tally By Incident Type
- 2013 Tally By Property Use (All Incidents)
- 2013 Tally By Property Use (Structure Fires)
- 2013 Residential Structure Fire Causes
- 2013 Incidents By Day of the Week
- 2013 Incidents By Hour of the Day
- 2013 Incidents By Month of the Year
- 2013 Incidents By Week of the Year