NFIRS Data Quality Report
Data Quality Details By State and Department
Excludes Abbreviated Reporting Incidents
August 19, 2005
1:38 PM
2004 NFIRS Data
United States Fire Administration
National Fire Data Center
WHERE: State = 'NC'
North Carolina

Champion VFD
- 09704 -
(3 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 33.33 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 33.33 33.33 33.33
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 100
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 100 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 100 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 7.33
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 7.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 2.33
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 2
North Carolina

Grover Rural VFD
- 02309 -
(10 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 30 N/A
Property Loss 20 80 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 100
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 100
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 100 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 100
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 6.50
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 7.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.50
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 6
North Carolina

BUCKHEAD
- 02404 -
(1 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 100 0
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 100 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 100
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 6.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 7.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
North Carolina

Battleboro Rural F.D.
- 06402 -
(1 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 100
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 100 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 100
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 6.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 7.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
North Carolina

LAUREL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTME
- 05806 -
(27 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 3.7 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 62.96 0 11.11
Area of Fire Origin 0 8.7 8.7
Heat Source 0 4.35 91.3
Item First Ignited 0 4.35 73.91
Ignition Factor #1 95.65 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 65.22 (under investigation) 26.09
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 95.65 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 5.56
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.74
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.78
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 23
North Carolina

NAKINA
- 02410 -
(2 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 50 50 N/A
Property Use* 0 100 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 50
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 50 0 50
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 50 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 5.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.50
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 2
North Carolina

GOOSE CREEK ISLAND VFD
- 06908 -
(2 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 100 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 100
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 100 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 50 (under investigation) 50
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 5.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 7.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 2
North Carolina

West Hoke Fire Department
- 04705 -
(78 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 6.41 N/A
Property Loss 0 100 N/A
Property Use* 10.26 2.56 3.85
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 92.96
Heat Source 0 0 97.18
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 92.96 1.41 1.41
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 90.14
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 97.18 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 98.59 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.99
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 6.73
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.23
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 71
North Carolina

Dublin Fire Dept.
- 00903 -
(11 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 9.09 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 81.82 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 12.5
Heat Source 0 25 50
Item First Ignited 0 0 75
Ignition Factor #1 62.5 25 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 37.5 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 62.5 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.78
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 4.50
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.91
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 8
North Carolina

Oak Wolfe VFD
- 03110 -
(3 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 66.67 N/A
Property Loss 0 100 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 100
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 100
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.67
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 6.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.67
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
North Carolina

Ledger Fire Department Inc.
- 06108 -
(3 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 66.67 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 100
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 100 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 66.67 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.67
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 6.67
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 3
North Carolina

FAUCETTE TOWNSHIP F.D.
- 00106 -
(43 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 20.93 N/A
Property Loss 0 72.09 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 2.33
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 70.37
Heat Source 0 3.7 92.59
Item First Ignited 0 0 92.59
Ignition Factor #1 88.89 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 11.11 (under investigation) 77.78
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 88.89 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 92.59 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.60
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 6.26
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.23
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 27
North Carolina

Woodlawn Sevier Vol. Fire Dept
- 05610 -
(10 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 80 20 N/A
Property Use* 0 50 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 14.29 57.14
Heat Source 0 0 71.43
Item First Ignited 0 14.29 71.43
Ignition Factor #1 42.86 14.29 14.29
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation)