Westminster: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Westminster, MA
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Westminster, MA
- 2,79246.4%Rescue & EMS
- 80013.3%Hazardous Condition
- 78313.0%False Alarm
- 73412.2%Service Call
- 5599.3%Fire
- 3005.0%Good Intent Call
- 410.7%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Westminster, MA
- 24443.6%Structure Fires
- 18032.2%Outside Fires
- 12121.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 142.5%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 33. The highest number of reported fires - 62 took place in 2007, and the least - 11 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Westminster, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Westminster: | 49.9 |
| Gardner: | 93.2 |
| Fitchburg: | 120.3 |
| Leominster: | 62.0 |
| Ashburnham: | 32.3 |
| Templeton: | 10.0 |
| Sterling: | 32.0 |
| Lancaster: | 34.3 |
| Holden: | 19.8 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.The median response time in Westminster, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Westminster: | 6 minutes |
| Gardner: | 4 minutes |
| Fitchburg: | 4 minutes |
| Leominster: | 4 minutes |
| Lunenburg: | 6 minutes |
| Sterling: | 6 minutes |
| Winchendon: | 5 minutes |
| Holden: | 6 minutes |
| Clinton: | 3 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 1 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 11. This indicator was the highest - 45 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is dropping. Compared to the Massachusetts value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Westminster, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Westminster: | 10.7 |
| Gardner: | 9.0 |
| Fitchburg: | 15.4 |
| Leominster: | 10.6 |
| Lunenburg: | 15.4 |
| Sterling: | 7.7 |
| Winchendon: | 10.0 |
| Holden: | 15.1 |
| Clinton: | 5.5 |
34.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.0% in the evening. The most fires (17.0%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (12.7%) on Saturday.
According to the 559 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (18.8%) took place during April, and the least (4.3%) in August.
Out of all 6,020 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (46.4%), Hazardous Condition (13.3%), and False Alarm (13.0%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.6%), and Outside Fires (32.2%).