Community Assessment: Charlotte Fire Department

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Last Updated: March 9, 2020, 1:26 p.m.

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Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

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Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

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Fire Risk

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Fire Spread Risk

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Death and Injury Risk

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Low: less than 25% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Medium: 25-75% of departments have a smaller risk value.

High: over 75% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Summary

Department Type

Career

NFPA Region

South

FDID

06002

State

Phone

(704) 336-4174

Fax

(704) 336-4170

IAFF

660

Twitter

@CharlotteFD

Official Website

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

344,860 total structures protected

Estimations

Number of fires per year

Average since 2010

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Beyond room/floor

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Beyond structure

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Deaths & injuries per year

Average since 2010

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Description

The Charlotte Fire Department is a career department located in the South NFPA region and headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

731,424

Protected Population

303.47mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

Annual structure fire counts for the Charlotte Fire Department based on the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).

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42 Stations

Station Name	Address
Charlotte Fire Department Station 11	620 West 28th Street
Charlotte Fire Department Station 12	420 Inwood Drive
Charlotte Fire Department Station 13	4337 Glenwood Drive
Charlotte Fire Department Station 14	114 N. Sharon Amity Road
Charlotte Fire Department Station 15	3617 Frontenac Avenue
Charlotte Fire Department Station 16	6623 Park South Drive
Charlotte Fire Department Station 17	5308 Morris Field Drive
Charlotte Fire Department Station 18	2337 Keller Avenue
Charlotte Fire Department Station 19	1016 Sardis Lane
Charlotte Fire Department Station 20	9400 Nations Ford Road

FireCARES

Charlotte Fire Department

Charlotte, NC, 28206

Weather Warning

Last Updated: March 9, 2020, 1:26 p.m.

Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

Summary

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

Estimations

Description

731,424

Protected Population

303.47mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

42 Stations

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