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Cromwell: Fire Incidents, Connecticut (CT)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 54. The highest number of fires - 84 took place in 2006, and the least - 37 in 2017. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Cromwell:	27.8
Portland:	59.1
Rocky Hill:	51.8
Middletown:	37.9
Berlin:	15.6
Wethersfield:	22.0
Newington:	31.2
New Britain:	45.7
Glastonbury:	19.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is higher than the Connecticut median value.


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

Cromwell:	7 minutes
Portland:	5 minutes
Rocky Hill:	7 minutes
Middletown:	5 minutes
Berlin:	6 minutes
Wethersfield:	7 minutes
Newington:	6 minutes
New Britain:	4 minutes
Glastonbury:	6 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 6. This indicator was the highest - 38 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is rising. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.



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

Cromwell:	5.4
Portland:	0.0
Rocky Hill:	7.2
Middletown:	8.3
Berlin:	10.8
Wethersfield:	21.5
Newington:	2.6
New Britain:	21.0
Glastonbury:	16.7

27.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.5% in the evening. The most fires (18.1%) took place on Friday, and the least (11.2%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 923 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.1%) took place during April, and the least (6.2%) in March.
Out of all 12,400 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (61.1%), Hazardous Condition (9.8%), and False Alarm (7.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Cromwell, CT
• 7,57861.1%Rescue & EMS
• 1,2199.8%Hazardous Condition
• 9687.8%False Alarm
• 9457.6%Service Call
• 9237.4%Fire
• 7115.7%Good Intent Call
• 390.3%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (34.7%), and Outside Fires (30.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Cromwell, CT
• 32034.7%Structure Fires
• 28530.9%Outside Fires
• 23725.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 818.8%Other