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Acushnet: 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 fire incidents per year is 27. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 48 took place in 2002, and the least - 12 in 2014. The data has a declining trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Acushnet, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Acushnet:	21.7
New Bedford:	46.5
Fairhaven:	30.2
Mattapoisett:	32.5
Rochester:	13.4
Dartmouth:	22.3
Freetown:	4.5
Lakeville:	26.4
Westport:	41.0

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
30.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.2% in the evening. The most fires (16.0%) took place on Friday, and the least (12.2%) on Wednesday.
According to the 451 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.7%) took place during April, and the least (4.9%) in June.
Out of all 4,444 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (27.3%), Service Call (24.7%), and Rescue & EMS (24.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Acushnet, MA
• 1,21527.3%Hazardous Condition
• 1,09824.7%Service Call
• 1,09724.7%Rescue & EMS
• 45110.1%Fire
• 3918.8%False Alarm
• 1613.6%Good Intent Call
• 180.4%Special Incident
• 70.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 60.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.3%), and Outside Fires (28.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Acushnet, MA
• 24554.3%Structure Fires
• 12828.4%Outside Fires
• 6314.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 153.3%Other