Norwell: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Norwell, MA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| WASHINGTON ST | 346 |
| MAIN ST | 94 |
| GROVE ST | 82 |
| HIGH ST | 40 |
| WINTER ST | 36 |
| LONGWATER DR | 30 |
| RIVER ST | 30 |
| CROSS ST | 26 |
| LONGWATER CIR | 24 |
| PROSPECT ST | 24 |
| ROUTE 3 - SOUTH OF 53 | 24 |
| SUMMER ST | 24 |
| MOUNT BLUE ST | 22 |
| POND ST | 22 |
| SOUTH ST | 22 |
| MT BLUE ST | 20 |
| OLD OAKEN BUCKET RD | 20 |
| CIRCUIT ST | 18 |
| FARRAR FARM RD | 18 |
| LINCOLN ST | 18 |
| ROUTE 3 - SOUTH OF 228 | 18 |
| BRIGANTINE CIR | 16 |
| FOREST ST | 16 |
| RIVERSIDE DR | 16 |
| ROUTE 3 - NORTH OF 139 | 16 |
| ROUTE 3 SOUTH OF 53 | 16 |
| STETSON RD | 16 |
| ACCORD PARK DR | 14 |
| ASSINIPPI AVE | 14 |
| PINE ST | 14 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Norwell, MA
- 5,61139.1%Rescue & EMS
- 4,21929.4%Hazardous Condition
- 1,4199.9%Service Call
- 1,2899.0%False Alarm
- 8806.1%Fire
- 8035.6%Good Intent Call
- 1180.8%Severe Weather
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Norwell, MA
- 37542.6%Structure Fires
- 35139.9%Outside Fires
- 13615.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 182.0%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 52. The highest number of reported fires - 76 took place in 2002, and the least - 16 in 2018. The data has a decreasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Norwell, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Norwell: | 40.0 |
| Hanover: | 38.7 |
| Rockland: | 46.9 |
| Scituate: | 125.2 |
| Pembroke: | 3.6 |
| Cohasset: | 92.4 |
| Hingham: | 140.4 |
| Abington: | 34.0 |
| Weymouth: | 50.1 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is higher compared to the Massachusetts median value.The median response time in Norwell, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Norwell: | 5 minutes |
| Hanover: | 5 minutes |
| Rockland: | 3 minutes |
| Scituate: | 4 minutes |
| Hanson: | 5 minutes |
| Cohasset: | 6 minutes |
| Hingham: | 5 minutes |
| Abington: | 4 minutes |
| Marshfield: | 4 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 2 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 7. This indicator was the highest - 53 in 2012, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.
27.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.8%) took place on Monday, and the least (11.6%) on Thursday.
According to the 880 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.8%) took place during April, and the least (5.5%) in September.
Out of all 14,363 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (39.1%), Hazardous Condition (29.4%), and Service Call (9.9%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (42.6%), and Outside Fires (39.9%).