Community Assessment: Memphis Fire Department

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Last Updated: March 6, 2020, 2:54 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

79553

State

Phone

(901) 527-1400

Fax

(901) 527-9516

IAFF

1784

Twitter

@MEM_Fire

Official Website

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

249,934 total structures protected

Estimations

Number of fires per year

Average since 2010

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Predicted

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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 Memphis Fire Department is a career department located in the South NFPA region and headquartered in Memphis, TN.

646,889

Protected Population

324.02mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

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

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58 Stations

Station Name	Address
Memphis Fire Department Station 23	3468 Jackson Avenue
Memphis Fire Department Station 24	4472 Powell Avenue
Memphis Fire Department Station 25	4735 Willow Road
Memphis Fire Department Station 26	3345 Millington Road
Memphis Fire Department Station 27	2530 Whitney Avenue
Memphis Fire Department Station 28	1510 Chelsea Avenue
Memphis Fire Department Station 29	2147 Elvis Presley Boulevard
Memphis Fire Department Station 30	1150 Getwell Road
Memphis Fire Department Station 31	4258 Overton Crossing Street
Memphis Fire Department Station 32	1670 Channel Avenue

FireCARES

Memphis Fire Department

Memphis, TN, 38103-2411

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Last Updated: March 6, 2020, 2:54 p.m.

Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

Summary

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

Estimations

Description

646,889

Protected Population

324.02mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

58 Stations

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