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Rising Sun: 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 fires per year is 57. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 110 took place in 2007, and the least - 28 in 2011. The data has a growing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.


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

Rising Sun:	9 minutes
Port Deposit:	11 minutes
Darlington:	10 minutes
Perryville:	9 minutes
North East:	10 minutes
Havre de Grace:	1 minutes
Elkton:	11 minutes
Aberdeen:	7 minutes
Newark:	8 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend.

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 4 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 17. This indicator was the highest - 98 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the Maryland value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much higher.



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

Rising Sun:	16.6
Port Deposit:	1.5
Darlington:	0.0
Perryville:	14.7
North East:	2.3
Havre de Grace:	1.5
Elkton:	7.9
Aberdeen:	8.3
Newark:	2.2

33.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.1% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Monday, and the least (11.8%) on Friday.
Based on the 965 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.5%) took place during April, and the least (5.8%) in October.
Out of all 2,780 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (34.7%), Rescue & EMS (25.6%), and Good Intent Call (15.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Rising Sun, MD
• 96534.7%Fire
• 71125.6%Rescue & EMS
• 41915.1%Good Intent Call
• 35912.9%Hazardous Condition
• 1706.1%Service Call
• 1395.0%False Alarm
• 160.6%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.5%), and Outside Fires (25.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Rising Sun, MD
• 56558.5%Structure Fires
• 24125.0%Outside Fires
• 11111.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 485.0%Other