Scotch Plains: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)
Where are fire incidents reported in Scotch Plains, NJ
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| RARITAN RD | 88 |
| WESTFIELD RD | 66 |
| PARK AVE | 64 |
| LAKE AVE | 50 |
| JERUSALEM RD | 42 |
| TERRILL RD | 42 |
| ROUTE 22 HWY | 40 |
| MOUNTAIN AVE | 38 |
| WESTFIELD AVE | 34 |
| E SECOND ST | 32 |
| MARTINE AVE | 30 |
| FRONT ST | 26 |
| WILLOW AVE | 24 |
| NORTH AVE | 22 |
| HOE AVE | 20 |
| LYDE PL | 20 |
| RAMBLING DR | 18 |
| SKY TOP DR | 18 |
| COOPER RD | 16 |
| DEBRA CT | 16 |
| CLYDESDALE RD | 14 |
| COOK AVE | 14 |
| DOGWOOD DR | 14 |
| LAMBERTS MILL RD | 14 |
| RAHWAY RD | 14 |
| WOOD RD | 14 |
| ACACIA RD | 12 |
| ALLENBY LANE | 12 |
| FOREST RD | 12 |
| HIGHLANDER DR | 12 |
| Other | 197 |
2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Scotch Plains, NJ
- 1,21334.0%Hazardous Condition
- 1,03529.0%Fire
- 90125.2%False Alarm
- 2085.8%Service Call
- 1424.0%Good Intent Call
- 531.5%Rescue & EMS
- 70.2%Special Incident
- 60.2%Severe Weather
- 40.1%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Scotch Plains, NJ
- 76273.6%Structure Fires
- 16616.0%Outside Fires
- 777.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 302.9%Other
Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 69. The highest number of fire incidents - 105 took place in 2007, and the least - 1 in 2006. The data has a dropping trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Scotch Plains, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Scotch Plains: | 31.4 |
| Fanwood: | 9.6 |
| Westfield: | 18.3 |
| Plainfield: | 25.8 |
| Mountainside: | 19.0 |
| North Plainfield: | 21.8 |
| Clark: | 30.3 |
| Watchung: | 19.9 |
| Cranford: | 27.6 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is comparable to the state median value.The median response time in Scotch Plains, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Scotch Plains: | 6 minutes |
| Westfield: | 3 minutes |
| Plainfield: | 5 minutes |
| North Plainfield: | 5 minutes |
| Clark: | 6 minutes |
| Cranford: | 4 minutes |
| Berkeley Heights: | 5 minutes |
| South Plainfield: | 4 minutes |
| Colonia: | 5 minutes |
27.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.9% in the evening. The most fires (15.6%) took place on Wednesday, and the least (11.6%) on Friday.
According to the 1,035 incident reports from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (10.0%) took place during April, and the least (6.9%) in December.
Out of all 3,569 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (34.0%), Fire (29.0%), and False Alarm (25.2%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (73.6%), and Outside Fires (16.0%).