Community Assessment: South Kingstown Union Fire District

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Last Updated: April 2, 2020, 1:44 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

Volunteer

NFPA Region

Northeast

FDID

03202

State

Phone

(401) 789-8354

Fax

(401) 789-8750

Twitter

@SKUnionFire

Official Website

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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Predicted

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Description

The South Kingstown Union Fire District is a volunteer department located in the Northeast NFPA region and headquartered in Wakefield, RI.

30,639

Protected Population

79.65mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

Annual structure fire counts for the South Kingstown Union Fire District based on the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).

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8 Stations

Station Name	Address
SK Union Fire District Station 1 Peace Dale	460 High Street
SK Union Fire District Station 2 Wakefield	197 Robinson Street
SK Union Fire District Station 3 Forestry	36 School Street
SK Union Fire District Station 5 Snug Harbor	17 Bliss Road
SK Union Fire District Station 6 Tower Hill	4124 Tower Hill Road
SK Union Fire District Station 7 Matunuck	49 Matunuck Schoolhouse Road
SK Union Fire District Station 8 Tuckertown	1116 Ministerial Road
SK Union Fire District Station 9 West Kingstown	390 Fairgrounds Road

FireCARES

South Kingstown Union Fire District

Wakefield, RI, 02879

Weather Warning

Last Updated: April 2, 2020, 1:44 p.m.

Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

Summary

Estimations

Description

30,639

Protected Population

79.65mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

8 Stations

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