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Denton: 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 70. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 112 took place in 2015, and the least - 7 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 10 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.


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

Denton:	10 minutes
Ridgely:	9 minutes
Greensboro:	8 minutes
Preston:	11 minutes
Federalsburg:	10 minutes
Greenwood:	10 minutes
Harrington:	8 minutes
Easton:	8 minutes
Bridgeville:	9 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 5 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 5. This indicator was the highest - 50 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is about the same.



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

Denton:	6.7
Ridgely:	2.6
Greensboro:	4.3
Preston:	0.0
Federalsburg:	1.1
Greenwood:	1.6
Harrington:	0.0
Easton:	1.6
Bridgeville:	4.9

32.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.1% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (13.2%) on Sunday.
According to the 1,195 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.4%) took place during March, and the least (5.4%) in August.
Out of all 3,815 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (31.3%), Rescue & EMS (27.8%), and Good Intent Call (18.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Denton, MD
• 1,19531.3%Fire
• 1,06127.8%Rescue & EMS
• 71618.8%Good Intent Call
• 56214.7%Hazardous Condition
• 1574.1%False Alarm
• 1102.9%Service Call
• 100.3%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.7%), and Outside Fires (28.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Denton, MD
• 70258.7%Structure Fires
• 33628.1%Outside Fires
• 12710.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 302.5%Other