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Leonardtown: 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 fire incidents per year is 74. The highest number of reported fires - 117 took place in 2004, and the least - 24 in 2012. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is similar to the Maryland median value.


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

Leonardtown:	8 minutes
California:	6 minutes
Solomons:	9 minutes
Lexington Park:	6 minutes
Lusby:	8 minutes
Mechanicsville:	10 minutes
Charlotte Hall:	10 minutes
Prince Frederick:	6 minutes
Hughesville:	7 minutes

34.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.1% in the evening. The most fires (17.0%) took place on Thursday, and the least (11.5%) on Tuesday.
According to the 1,250 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.9%) took place during March, and the least (6.7%) in August.
Out of all 5,008 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (25.0%), Good Intent Call (23.4%), and Rescue & EMS (21.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Leonardtown, MD
• 1,25025.0%Fire
• 1,17323.4%Good Intent Call
• 1,07721.5%Rescue & EMS
• 89317.8%Hazardous Condition
• 3376.7%False Alarm
• 2525.0%Service Call
• 110.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 100.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.2%), and Outside Fires (27.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Leonardtown, MD
• 72758.2%Structure Fires
• 34027.2%Outside Fires
• 14611.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 373.0%Other