Canton: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Canton, MA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| WASHINGTON ST | 198 |
| TURNPIKE ST | 118 |
| RANDOLPH ST | 68 |
| DAN RD | 50 |
| NEPONSET ST | 50 |
| ROUTE 95 | 40 |
| 95 | 32 |
| REVERE ST | 32 |
| JACKSON ST | 28 |
| ROUTE 93 NORTH | 26 |
| SHAWMUT RD | 26 |
| ARBORETUM WAY | 24 |
| BOLIVAR ST | 22 |
| SHERMAN ST | 20 |
| DEDHAM ST | 18 |
| DEL POND DR | 18 |
| PLEASANT ST | 18 |
| ROUTE 93 SOUTH | 18 |
| CHAPMAN ST | 16 |
| WILL DR | 14 |
| PEQUIT ST | 10 |
| WALNUT ST | 10 |
| WATERFALL DR | 10 |
| YORK ST | 10 |
| FENCOURT RD | 8 |
| HIGH ST | 8 |
| KINGS RD | 8 |
| MECHANIC ST | 8 |
| ROCKLAND ST | 8 |
| TRAYER RD | 8 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Canton, MA
- 4,05253.5%Rescue & EMS
- 1,01513.4%False Alarm
- 84611.2%Fire
- 80910.7%Service Call
- 4736.2%Good Intent Call
- 3504.6%Hazardous Condition
- 130.2%Special Incident
- 120.2%Severe Weather
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Canton, MA
- 37043.7%Structure Fires
- 28533.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 10111.9%Outside Fires
- 9010.6%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 50. The highest number of reported fires - 84 took place in 2018, and the least - 19 in 2013. The data has an increasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Canton, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Canton: | 29.2 |
| Stoughton: | 44.3 |
| Norwood: | 40.4 |
| Randolph: | 60.2 |
| Sharon: | 86.6 |
| Westwood: | 92.1 |
| Dedham: | 66.2 |
| Walpole: | 123.4 |
| Holbrook: | 47.3 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.The median response time in Canton, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Canton: | 5 minutes |
| Stoughton: | 3 minutes |
| Norwood: | 4 minutes |
| Randolph: | 3 minutes |
| Sharon: | 5 minutes |
| Avon: | 4 minutes |
| Westwood: | 5 minutes |
| Dedham: | 4 minutes |
| Walpole: | 3 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of reported casualties - 5 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2009. The data has a declining trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 41. This indicator was the highest - 111 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2009. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Massachusetts value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much higher.
36.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 63.4% in the evening. The most fires (16.8%) took place on Friday, and the least (12.9%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 846 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.2%) took place during April, and the least (5.9%) in January.
Out of all 7,571 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (53.5%), False Alarm (13.4%), and Fire (11.2%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (43.7%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (33.7%).