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Newton: 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 182. The highest number of reported fires - 300 took place in 2017, and the least - 18 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.


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

Newton:	29.6
Watertown:	12.2
Waltham:	31.2
Needham:	17.8
Brookline:	72.0
Belmont:	42.3
Weston:	34.3
Wellesley:	18.2
Cambridge:	99.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.


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

Newton:	5 minutes
Watertown:	4 minutes
Waltham:	4 minutes
Needham:	4 minutes
Brookline:	3 minutes
Belmont:	4 minutes
Weston:	4 minutes
Wellesley:	4 minutes
Cambridge:	5 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 13 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the Massachusetts value the number of fatalities per 1,000 incidents is about the same.


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

Newton:	1.6
Waltham:	2.7
Brookline:	0.7
Cambridge:	0.5
Boston:	0.6
Somerville:	3.0
Medford:	0.8
Milton:	3.3
Malden:	1.7

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of casualties - 4 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 8. This indicator was the highest - 24 in 2009, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is lower.



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

Newton:	8.4
Watertown:	12.2
Waltham:	18.0
Needham:	8.1
Brookline:	4.5
Belmont:	5.9
Weston:	12.5
Wellesley:	9.1
Cambridge:	4.7

31.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.6% in the evening. The most fires (16.3%) took place on Monday, and the least (13.1%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 3,093 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.3%) took place during May, and the least (7.0%) in November.
Out of all 50,289 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (40.2%), False Alarm (19.7%), and Hazardous Condition (18.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Newton, MA
• 20,20640.2%Rescue & EMS
• 9,91219.7%False Alarm
• 9,25218.4%Hazardous Condition
• 5,47910.9%Service Call
• 3,0936.2%Fire
• 2,2324.4%Good Intent Call
• 580.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (60.2%), and Outside Fires (28.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Newton, MA
• 1,86360.2%Structure Fires
• 87028.1%Outside Fires
• 2789.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 822.7%Other