Community Assessment: Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Services

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Last Updated: Oct. 11, 2020, 2:52 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

74000

State

Phone

(757) 393-8765

Fax

(757) 393-5161

IAFF

539

Official Website

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

38 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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Predicted

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Description

The Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Services fire department is a career department located in the South NFPA region and headquartered in Portsmouth, VA.

95,535

Protected Population

46.72mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

Annual structure fire counts for the Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Services based on the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).

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8 Stations

Station Name	Address
Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Services Station 1	1601 Effingham Street
Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Station 3	4001 River Shore Road
Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Station 4	645 Broad Street
Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Station 7	3901 Winchester Drive
Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Station 9	1195 Hodges Ferry Road
Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Station 10	3230 Victory Boulevard
Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Station 11	32 Prospect Parkway
Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Station 12	3201 Cedar Lane

FireCARES

Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Services

Portsmouth, VA, 23704

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Last Updated: Oct. 11, 2020, 2:52 p.m.

Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

Summary

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

Estimations

Description

95,535

Protected Population

46.72mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

8 Stations

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