Newport: Fire Incidents, Rhode Island (RI)
Where are fire incidents reported in Newport, RI
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2008 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Newport, RI
- 9,40654.6%Rescue & EMS
- 3,48820.2%False Alarm
- 1,74210.1%Service Call
- 1,3718.0%Hazardous Condition
- 6423.7%Good Intent Call
- 5223.0%Fire
- 450.3%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Newport, RI
- 20739.7%Outside Fires
- 18936.2%Structure Fires
- 8917.0%Other
- 377.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
Based on the data from the years 2008 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 47. The highest number of fires - 110 took place in 2011, and the least - 0 in 2009. The data has a growing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Newport, RI compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Newport: | 19.2 |
| Middletown: | 27.0 |
| Jamestown: | 16.7 |
| Portsmouth: | 14.0 |
| Narragansett: | 31.3 |
| North Kingstown: | 5.3 |
| Kingston: | 35.8 |
| South Kingstown: | 15.7 |
| Tiverton: | 43.7 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 3 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.The median response time in Newport, RI compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Newport: | 3 minutes |
| Narragansett: | 6 minutes |
| Bristol: | 6 minutes |
| Westport: | 5 minutes |
| Warwick: | 4 minutes |
| Fall River: | 5 minutes |
| Swansea: | 7 minutes |
| West Warwick: | 3 minutes |
| Dartmouth: | 6 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2008 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2012, and the lowest - 0 in 2008. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 20 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2008. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is similar.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Newport, RI compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Newport: | 9.6 |
| Narragansett: | 8.7 |
| Bristol: | 7.9 |
| Westport: | 15.5 |
| Warwick: | 2.8 |
| Fall River: | 26.2 |
| Swansea: | 9.5 |
| West Warwick: | 10.0 |
| Dartmouth: | 5.9 |
29.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.9% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Friday, and the least (11.9%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 522 fires from years 2008 - 2018 most fires (16.7%) took place during July, and the least (4.0%) in February.
Out of all 17,233 cases reported during the years 2008 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (54.6%), False Alarm (20.2%), and Service Call (10.1%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (39.7%), and Structure Fires (36.2%).