South Portland: Fire Incidents, Maine (ME)
Where are fire incidents reported in South Portland, ME
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| MAINE MALL RD | 146 |
| GORHAM RD | 110 |
| BROADWAY | 100 |
| WESTBROOK ST | 98 |
| MAIN ST | 74 |
| WESTERN AVE | 72 |
| OCEAN ST | 68 |
| PHILBROOK AVE | 54 |
| RUNNING HILL RD | 48 |
| MARKET ST | 36 |
| LANDRY CIR | 28 |
| SAWYER ST | 26 |
| HIGHLAND AVE | 24 |
| INTERSTATE 95 | 20 |
| BRICKHILL AVE | 18 |
| PREBLE ST | 18 |
| ANTHOINE ST | 16 |
| HIGH ST | 16 |
| RIGBY RD | 16 |
| WATERMAN DR | 16 |
| COTTAGE RD | 14 |
| CLARKS POND PKY | 12 |
| EVANS ST | 12 |
| FODEN RD | 12 |
| FRONT ST | 12 |
| WAINWRIGHT CIR | 12 |
| BARBERRY CREEK RD | 10 |
| DEVEREAUX CIR | 10 |
| GANNETT DR | 10 |
| HILL ST | 10 |
2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in South Portland, ME
- 9,91658.2%Rescue & EMS
- 2,35113.8%Hazardous Condition
- 1,6929.9%False Alarm
- 1,3918.2%Service Call
- 8885.2%Fire
- 7264.3%Good Intent Call
- 690.4%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in South Portland, ME
- 45551.2%Outside Fires
- 25628.8%Structure Fires
- 9310.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 849.5%Other
Based on the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 68. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 111 took place in 2015, and the least - 2 in 2007. The data has a growing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in South Portland, ME compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| South Portland: | 37.0 |
| Portland: | 31.0 |
| Cape Elizabeth: | 25.5 |
| Westbrook: | 33.0 |
| Falmouth: | 24.7 |
| Gorham: | 90.1 |
| Old Orchard Beach: | 26.7 |
| Cumberland: | 43.0 |
| Saco: | 41.2 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is similar to the state median value.The median response time in South Portland, ME compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| South Portland: | 6 minutes |
| Portland: | 4 minutes |
| Scarborough: | 7 minutes |
| Westbrook: | 5 minutes |
| Gorham: | 7 minutes |
| Saco: | 7 minutes |
| Biddeford: | 7 minutes |
| Windham: | 6 minutes |
| Freeport: | 8 minutes |
28.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.7% in the evening. The most fires (16.8%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.0%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 888 reports from years 2006 - 2018 most fires (14.5%) took place during June, and the least (4.8%) in January.
Out of all 17,045 cases reported during the years 2006 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (58.2%), Hazardous Condition (13.8%), and False Alarm (9.9%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (51.2%), and Structure Fires (28.8%).