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Emmitsburg: Fire Incidents, Maryland (MD)

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 40. The highest number of reported fires - 77 took place in 2006, and the least - 11 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.

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


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

Emmitsburg:	10 minutes
Thurmont:	11 minutes
Taneytown:	12 minutes
Union Bridge:	11 minutes
Smithsburg:	10 minutes
Walkersville:	8 minutes
New Windsor:	11 minutes
Myersville:	10 minutes
Westminster:	10 minutes

According to 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 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 14. This indicator was the highest - 69 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the Maryland value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Emmitsburg:	11.9
Thurmont:	1.3
Taneytown:	1.0
Union Bridge:	0.0
Smithsburg:	0.9
Walkersville:	5.1
New Windsor:	0.0
Myersville:	0.0
Westminster:	2.3

31.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.1% in the evening. The most fires (16.8%) took place on Wednesday, and the least (8.0%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 673 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.1%) took place during March, and the least (4.3%) in September.
Out of all 3,171 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (39.5%), Fire (21.2%), and Hazardous Condition (17.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Emmitsburg, MD
• 1,25339.5%Rescue & EMS
• 67321.2%Fire
• 56717.9%Hazardous Condition
• 33310.5%Good Intent Call
• 2367.4%Service Call
• 1033.2%False Alarm
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (60.8%), and Outside Fires (26.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Emmitsburg, MD
• 40960.8%Structure Fires
• 17926.6%Outside Fires
• 507.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 355.2%Other