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Statewide public evidence profile · fire deaths 2019-2020

Virginia

Data confidence: moderate (75/100)
Overall Fireground Index
58

Higher score = lower civilian fire-death rate.

Fire-death rate (5-year)
0.93
per 100,000 residents / yr
Civilian fire deaths
408
2019-2023 total
Population
8,811,195
U.S. Census (2024)
Public sources
2
3 metrics used · 4 unavailable

Every value is drawn from an authoritative public source. The Overall score normalizes the one fire metric that is genuinely comparable across all localities — the civilian fire-death rate (Virginia Vital Statistics deaths, per Census population). Where localities publish incident/response figures, we show them as sourced context; where no public source exists, we say so. Data Confidence reflects how much verifiable public evidence backs each locality.

County-equivalents
133
95 counties + 38 independent cities
Confidence mix
6·102·25
high · moderate · limited
With incident data
8
localities publishing responses
Locality rankings

Virginia localities by Overall Fireground Index

Ranked by the normalized civilian fire-death rate — the one comparable metric. Confidence flags where small counts or sparse reporting make a locality's profile less certain. Select a locality for its full evidence profile.

Virginia localities ranked by Overall Fireground Index, with fire-death rate, five-year deaths, and data confidence.
RankLocalityIndexConfidence
1Bland County6,186 pop.65limited
2Botetourt County34,129 pop.65limited
3Bristol city16,316 pop.65limited
4Buena Vista city6,581 pop.65limited
5Charles City County6,564 pop.65limited
6Clarke County15,598 pop.65limited
7Covington city5,663 pop.65limited
8Emporia city5,402 pop.65limited
9Fairfax city26,340 pop.65limited
10Franklin city8,373 pop.65limited
11Galax city6,739 pop.65limited
12Greene County21,744 pop.65limited
13King George County28,816 pop.65limited
14Manassas city43,616 pop.65limited
15Manassas Park city16,611 pop.65limited
16New Kent County27,218 pop.65limited
17Powhatan County32,392 pop.65limited
18Prince Edward County22,276 pop.65limited
19Prince George County43,589 pop.65limited
20Radford city17,273 pop.65limited
21Southampton County17,941 pop.65limited
22Surry County6,579 pop.65limited
23Warren County42,461 pop.65limited
24Williamsburg city16,030 pop.65limited
25Winchester city27,800 pop.65limited

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