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Bel Air: Fire Incidents, Maryland (MD)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 182. The highest number of reported fires - 253 took place in 2006, and the least - 18 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Bel Air:	159.8
Fallston:	44.7
Edgewood:	55.4
Aberdeen:	77.1
Perry Hall:	2.6
White Marsh:	31.9
Havre de Grace:	40.0
Middle River:	43.3
Parkville:	23.6

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is about the same as the state median value.


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

Bel Air:	7 minutes
Fallston:	8 minutes
Edgewood:	6 minutes
Jarrettsville:	9 minutes
Aberdeen:	7 minutes
Darlington:	10 minutes
Havre de Grace:	1 minutes
Port Deposit:	11 minutes
Middle River:	5 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 11 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fires is growing. Compared to the Maryland value the number of fatalities per 1,000 incidents is about the same.


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

Bel Air:	1.9
Baltimore:	4.2
North East:	0.4

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 6 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 8. This indicator was the highest - 35 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is about the same.



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

Bel Air:	8.4
Fallston:	1.1
Edgewood:	5.8
Jarrettsville:	3.2
Aberdeen:	8.3
Darlington:	0.0
Havre de Grace:	1.5
Port Deposit:	1.5
Middle River:	2.7

27.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.1% in the evening. The most fires (15.5%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.8%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 3,086 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.9%) took place during April, and the least (5.4%) in September.
Out of all 38,353 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (64.0%), Good Intent Call (11.7%), and Hazardous Condition (10.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bel Air, MD
• 24,54264.0%Rescue & EMS
• 4,50611.7%Good Intent Call
• 4,01910.5%Hazardous Condition
• 3,0868.0%Fire
• 1,5744.1%False Alarm
• 5061.3%Service Call
• 560.1%Overpressure Rupture
• 420.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (48.2%), and Outside Fires (37.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bel Air, MD
• 1,48748.2%Structure Fires
• 1,16637.8%Outside Fires
• 33310.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1003.2%Other