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Morristown: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 135. The highest number of fire incidents - 231 took place in 2006, and the least - 34 in 2012. The data has a dropping trend.


The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Morristown, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)

Morristown:	43.7
Morris Plains:	79.7
Madison:	14.5
Florham Park:	15.2
Chatham:	42.1
Rockaway:	57.6
Dover:	64.8
Bernardsville:	26.6
New Providence:	16.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 3 minutes. This is lower than the New Jersey median value.


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

Morristown:	3 minutes
Morris Plains:	4 minutes
Rockaway:	8 minutes
Dover:	3 minutes
Livingston:	0 minutes
Summit:	5 minutes
Short Hills:	5 minutes
Berkeley Heights:	5 minutes
Millburn:	4 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 5 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a dropping trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 8. This indicator was the highest - 48 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the New Jersey value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is similar.



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

Morristown:	7.9
Morris Plains:	1.5
Rockaway:	9.2
Dover:	10.4
Livingston:	5.2
Summit:	15.8
Short Hills:	7.0
Berkeley Heights:	19.2
Millburn:	6.9

31.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.8% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Thursday, and the least (12.7%) on Saturday.
According to the 2,160 fires from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (10.9%) took place during April, and the least (6.9%) in February.
Out of all 18,333 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: False Alarm (27.0%), Hazardous Condition (25.6%), and Rescue & EMS (19.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Morristown, NJ
• 4,94927.0%False Alarm
• 4,69525.6%Hazardous Condition
• 3,51919.2%Rescue & EMS
• 2,16011.8%Fire
• 1,2616.9%Good Intent Call
• 1,2536.8%Service Call
• 3802.1%Overpressure Rupture
• 850.5%Severe Weather
• 310.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (61.6%), and Outside Fires (23.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Morristown, NJ
• 1,33161.6%Structure Fires
• 51523.8%Outside Fires
• 27812.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 361.7%Other