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Newburyport: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 18. The highest number of reported fires - 34 took place in 2015, and the least - 8 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Newburyport, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Newburyport:	8.4
Newbury:	30.5
Amesbury:	35.3
Merrimac:	68.9
Georgetown:	55.4
Groveland:	32.5
Haverhill:	33.9
Hamilton:	21.5
North Andover:	38.9

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 11 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
33.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.5% in the evening. The most fires (16.9%) took place on Sunday, and the least (11.5%) on Thursday.
Based on the 313 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.8%) took place during August, and the least (4.8%) in October.
Out of all 670 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (46.7%), Overpressure Rupture (31.8%), and Service Call (11.0%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Newburyport, MA
• 31346.7%Fire
• 21331.8%Rescue & EMS
• 7411.0%Good Intent Call
• 375.5%Service Call
• 304.5%Hazardous Condition
• 20.3%Special Incident
• 10.1%False Alarm
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (65.2%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (19.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Newburyport, MA
• 20465.2%Structure Fires
• 6219.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 319.9%Other
• 165.1%Outside Fires