Preston: Fire Incidents, Maryland (MD)
Where are fire incidents reported in Preston, MD
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Preston, MD
- 62836.6%Fire
- 43925.6%Rescue & EMS
- 32318.8%Good Intent Call
- 21212.4%Hazardous Condition
- 563.3%False Alarm
- 533.1%Service Call
- 20.1%Overpressure Rupture
- 20.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Preston, MD
- 27944.4%Structure Fires
- 23737.7%Outside Fires
- 8112.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 314.9%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 37. The highest number of fires - 63 took place in 2007, and the least - 9 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 11 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.The median response time in Preston, MD compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Preston: | 11 minutes |
| Hurlock: | 9 minutes |
| Federalsburg: | 10 minutes |
| Easton: | 8 minutes |
| Denton: | 10 minutes |
| Cambridge: | 11 minutes |
| Ridgely: | 9 minutes |
| Seaford: | 7 minutes |
| Bridgeville: | 9 minutes |
34.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.9% in the evening. The most fires (17.5%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.5%) on Wednesday.
According to the 628 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.7%) took place during January, and the least (4.9%) in July.
Out of all 1,716 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (36.6%), Rescue & EMS (25.6%), and Good Intent Call (18.8%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.4%), and Outside Fires (37.7%).