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Madison: Fire Incidents, Ohio (OH)

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 106. The highest number of fires - 136 took place in 2012, and the least - 34 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is similar to the state median value.


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

Madison:	7 minutes
Perry:	6 minutes
Geneva:	7 minutes
Painesville:	5 minutes
Jefferson:	10 minutes
Ashtabula:	6 minutes
Chardon:	7 minutes
Mentor:	6 minutes
Kirtland:	6 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 3 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 6. This indicator was the highest - 26 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2005. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Ohio value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much lower.



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

Madison:	6.7
Perry:	5.0
Geneva:	14.9
Painesville:	36.8
Jefferson:	4.0
Ashtabula:	18.0
Chardon:	8.2
Mentor:	20.3
Kirtland:	3.4

28.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.2% in the evening. The most fires (17.2%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.0%) on Tuesday.
According to the 1,794 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.3%) took place during April, and the least (6.0%) in February.
Out of all 20,488 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (59.4%), Hazardous Condition (13.2%), and Service Call (9.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Madison, OH
• 12,17659.4%Rescue & EMS
• 2,70213.2%Hazardous Condition
• 1,9899.7%Service Call
• 1,7948.8%Fire
• 1,0024.9%Good Intent Call
• 7573.7%False Alarm
• 260.1%Overpressure Rupture
• 240.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (48.9%), and Outside Fires (36.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Madison, OH
• 87748.9%Structure Fires
• 66136.8%Outside Fires
• 23413.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 221.2%Other