NFIRS Data Quality Report
Data Quality Details By State and Department
Excludes Abbreviated Reporting Incidents		 August 19, 2005
1:59 PM
2004 NFIRS Data
United States Fire Administration
National Fire Data Center
WHERE: State = 'WV'
West Virginia
Kermit VFD
- 29104 -
(17 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 5.88 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 23.53
Area of Fire Origin 5.88 0 94.12
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 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 0 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 5.88 0 82.35
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 = 6.12
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 5.82
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.29
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 17
West Virginia
DAVIS FD
- 47101 -
(3 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 66.67 N/A
Property Loss 0 66.67 N/A
Property Use* 0 33.33 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
West Virginia
SMITHERS FD
- 10106 -
(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 0
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 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 0 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 100 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 = 5.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
West Virginia
KENOVA FD
- 50203 -
(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* 100 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 100 0 0
Item First Ignited 100 0 0
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 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 0 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 = 4.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 2.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
West Virginia
EAST BANK VFD
- 20112 -
(29 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 51.72 N/A
Property Loss 55.17 34.48 N/A
Property Use* 20.69 48.28 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 66.67
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 16.67 83.33
Ignition Factor #1 83.33 16.67 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 33.33
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 = 5.76
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 6.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.76
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 6
West Virginia
MONTCALM VFD
- 28108 -
(8 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 62.5 25 N/A
Property Use* 37.5 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 25 0 62.5
Heat Source 62.5 0 25
Item First Ignited 50 0 25
Ignition Factor #1 12.5 0 75
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 75
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 0 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 75 0 25
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 = 5.38
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 4.38
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 8
West Virginia
Sophia City Fire Department
- 41113 -
(20 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 45 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 25 15 5
Area of Fire Origin 0 11.11 33.33
Heat Source 0 44.44 44.44
Item First Ignited 0 44.44 55.56
Ignition Factor #1 88.89 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 22.22
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 = 5.34
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.44
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.90
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 9
West Virginia
SMITHVILLE VFD
- 43105 -
(3 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 66.67 0 N/A
Property Use* 66.67 0 33.33
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 33.33
Heat Source 33.33 0 0
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 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 0 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 = 5.33
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 3.67
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.67
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 3
West Virginia
DAVY VFD
- 27104 -
(11 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 9.09 9.09 N/A
Property Use* 27.27 0 18.18
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 54.55
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 9.09 72.73
Ignition Factor #1 0 9.09 90.91
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 90.91
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 0 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 9.09 0 45.45
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 = 5.27
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 4.73
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.55
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 11
West Virginia
HACKER VALLEY VFD
- 51104 -
(4 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 50 0 N/A
Property Use* 100 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 75
Heat Source 50 0 0
Item First Ignited 50 0 0
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 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 0 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 50 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 = 5.25
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 3.75
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.50
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 4
West Virginia
LOUDENDALE VFD
- 20116 -
(6 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 66.67 16.67 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 33.33
Area of Fire Origin 50 0 25
Heat Source 50 0 50
Item First Ignited 50 0 25
Ignition Factor #1 25 0 50
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 50
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 0 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 50 0 50
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 = 5.25
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 4.25
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 4
West Virginia
PANTHER VFD
- 27102 -
(11 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 27.27 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 27.27
Area of Fire Origin 11.11 0 66.67
Heat Source 11.11 0 88.89
Item First Ignited 11.11 0 88.89
Ignition Factor #1 77.78 0 11.11
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 11.11
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 0 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 11.11 0 88.89
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 = 5.21
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 4.67
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.55
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 9
West Virginia
WADESTOWN FD
- 31113 -
(12 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 16.67 N/A
Property Loss 58.33 16.67 N/A
Property Use* 16.67 0 8.33
Area of Fire Origin 0 12.5 62.5
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 75 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 12.5 (under investigation)