Sharon: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Sharon, MA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| SHARON, TOWN OF | 126 |
| MAIN ST | 92 |
| ROUTE 95 | 60 |
| POND ST | 56 |
| HIXSON FARM RD | 50 |
| S MAIN ST | 50 |
| BAY RD | 38 |
| BAYBERRY DR | 32 |
| EAST ST | 32 |
| GENERAL EDWARDS HWY | 32 |
| BILLINGS ST | 30 |
| MASSAPOAG AVE | 30 |
| MANSFIELD ST | 24 |
| MOUNTAIN ST | 24 |
| LAKEVIEW ST | 20 |
| BROOK RD | 18 |
| NORWOOD ST | 18 |
| AMES ST | 16 |
| MERCHANT ST | 16 |
| SOUTH MAIN ST | 16 |
| 95 NORTH | 14 |
| FOXBORO ST | 14 |
| MORSE ST | 14 |
| RT 95 | 14 |
| OLD POST RD | 12 |
| PLEASANT ST | 12 |
| 95 SOUTH | 10 |
| BEACH ST | 10 |
| CANTON ST | 10 |
| COTTAGE ST | 10 |
| Other | 116 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Sharon, MA
- 6,95445.1%Rescue & EMS
- 2,66217.3%Hazardous Condition
- 1,67810.9%Service Call
- 1,62310.5%False Alarm
- 1,1167.2%Good Intent Call
- 1,0166.6%Fire
- 3302.1%Special Incident
- 340.2%Severe Weather
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sharon, MA
- 50549.7%Structure Fires
- 27627.2%Outside Fires
- 20720.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 282.8%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 60. The highest number of fires - 87 took place in 2003, and the least - 39 in 2013. The data has a dropping trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Sharon, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Sharon: | 86.6 |
| Walpole: | 123.4 |
| Stoughton: | 44.3 |
| Canton: | 29.2 |
| Foxborough: | 96.0 |
| Norwood: | 40.4 |
| Easton: | 23.4 |
| Mansfield: | 27.7 |
| Westwood: | 92.1 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is higher than the Massachusetts median value.The median response time in Sharon, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Sharon: | 5 minutes |
| Walpole: | 3 minutes |
| Stoughton: | 3 minutes |
| Canton: | 5 minutes |
| Foxborough: | 5 minutes |
| Norwood: | 4 minutes |
| Easton: | 5 minutes |
| Mansfield: | 5 minutes |
| Avon: | 4 minutes |
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of casualties - 5 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a decreasing trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 9. This indicator was the highest - 62 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is similar.
28.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.2% in the evening. The most fires (16.7%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.1%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 1,016 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.9%) took place during April, and the least (6.4%) in February.
Out of all 15,428 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (45.1%), Hazardous Condition (17.3%), and Service Call (10.9%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (49.7%), and Outside Fires (27.2%).