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Edgewater: Fire Incidents, Maryland (MD)

2008 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2008 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 45. The highest number of reported fires - 67 took place in 2010, and the least - 5 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Edgewater, MD compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Edgewater:	45.4
Annapolis:	64.3
Mayo:	1.2
Arnold:	13.8
Crofton:	14.3
Shady Side:	6.9
Severna Park:	10.5
Bowie:	7.9
Lake Shore:	0.5

Based on the data from the years 2008 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 6 took place in 2013, and the lowest - 0 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.
28.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.9% in the evening. The most fires (15.5%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.2%) on Friday.
Based on the 491 fire incidents from years 2008 - 2018 most fires (13.0%) took place during April, and the least (4.7%) in September.
Out of all 8,412 cases reported during the years 2008 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (59.0%), Good Intent Call (14.5%), and Hazardous Condition (9.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Edgewater, MD
• 4,96359.0%Rescue & EMS
• 1,22214.5%Good Intent Call
• 8069.6%Hazardous Condition
• 4965.9%Service Call
• 4915.8%Fire
• 4114.9%False Alarm
• 170.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (48.5%), and Outside Fires (30.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Edgewater, MD
• 23848.5%Structure Fires
• 15130.8%Outside Fires
• 9218.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 102.0%Other