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Methuen: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 152. The highest number of fires - 202 took place in 2006, and the least - 114 in 2014. The data has a decreasing trend.


The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Methuen, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)

Methuen:	26.7
Lawrence:	26.0
North Andover:	38.9
Andover:	113.4
Haverhill:	33.9
Dracut:	20.3
Groveland:	32.5
Tewksbury:	29.8
Lowell:	41.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is close to the state median value.


The median response time in Methuen, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Methuen:	4 minutes
Lawrence:	3 minutes
North Andover:	4 minutes
Andover:	6 minutes
Haverhill:	4 minutes
Dracut:	5 minutes
Tewksbury:	4 minutes
Lowell:	3 minutes
Georgetown:	5 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 1. The highest number of deaths - 3 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 26 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is much higher.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Methuen, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Methuen:	3.5
Lawrence:	2.6
Haverhill:	1.7
Lowell:	3.6
Billerica:	0.8
Peabody:	0.7
Saugus:	0.7
Salem:	0.5
Lynn:	3.2

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of injuries - 3 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 22 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.



Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Methuen, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Methuen:	5.0
Lawrence:	9.8
North Andover:	5.9
Andover:	1.0
Haverhill:	9.9
Dracut:	10.9
Tewksbury:	3.2
Lowell:	5.6
Georgetown:	11.3

28.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.9%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.3%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 2,588 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.6%) took place during April, and the least (6.5%) in February.
Out of all 45,051 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (64.2%), False Alarm (10.1%), and Hazardous Condition (8.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Methuen, MA
• 28,93564.2%Rescue & EMS
• 4,54710.1%False Alarm
• 3,8518.5%Hazardous Condition
• 3,6458.1%Service Call
• 2,5885.7%Fire
• 1,2342.7%Good Intent Call
• 2190.5%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (40.8%), and Outside Fires (25.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Methuen, MA
• 1,05740.8%Structure Fires
• 65425.3%Outside Fires
• 44217.1%Other
• 43516.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires