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Nashua: Fire Incidents, New Hampshire (NH)

2007 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2007 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 279. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 418 took place in 2007, and the least - 186 in 2014. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Nashua:	30.6
Hudson:	59.1
Hollis:	26.0
Litchfield:	33.5
Merrimack:	28.8
Pelham:	37.0
Londonderry:	72.8
Amherst:	21.4
Windham:	29.7

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is comparable to the state median value.


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

Nashua:	6 minutes
Hudson:	6 minutes
Merrimack:	6 minutes
Pepperell:	4 minutes
Pelham:	8 minutes
Londonderry:	6 minutes
Amherst:	8 minutes
Dracut:	5 minutes
Windham:	9 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2007 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2007. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 9 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2007. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fires is declining. Compared to the New Hampshire value the number of deaths per 1,000 fires is higher.


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

Nashua:	3.0
Lowell:	3.6
Methuen:	3.5
Manchester:	2.3
Lawrence:	2.6
Billerica:	0.8
Haverhill:	1.7
Fitchburg:	1.9
Leominster:	1.3

According to the data from the years 2007 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 7. The highest number of injuries - 14 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 2 in 2008. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 24. This indicator was the highest - 48 in 2018, and the lowest 6 in 2008. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the New Hampshire value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much higher.



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

Nashua:	23.7
Hudson:	19.3
Merrimack:	37.1
Pepperell:	23.4
Pelham:	17.6
Londonderry:	7.7
Amherst:	3.4
Dracut:	10.9
Windham:	11.0

28.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.3% in the evening. The most fires (15.1%) took place on Monday, and the least (13.2%) on Thursday.
Based on the 3,369 fire incidents from years 2007 - 2018 most fires (12.9%) took place during May, and the least (6.6%) in February.
Out of all 58,785 cases reported during the years 2007 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (46.7%), Good Intent Call (19.2%), and Service Call (10.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Nashua, NH
• 27,44246.7%Rescue & EMS
• 11,29519.2%Good Intent Call
• 6,43510.9%Service Call
• 5,3019.0%False Alarm
• 4,8578.3%Hazardous Condition
• 3,3695.7%Fire
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (48.2%), and Outside Fires (34.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Nashua, NH
• 1,62448.2%Structure Fires
• 1,17334.8%Outside Fires
• 39611.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1765.2%Other