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Townsend: Fire Incidents, Delaware (DE)

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 58. The highest number of fires - 78 took place in 2004, and the least - 33 in 2017. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher than the Delaware median value.


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

Townsend:	9 minutes
Middletown:	8 minutes
Smyrna:	7 minutes
Delaware City:	8 minutes
Bear:	9 minutes
Dover:	7 minutes
New Castle:	7 minutes
Newark:	8 minutes
Magnolia:	9 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 1 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of injuries - 2 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 4. This indicator was the highest - 34 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is similar.



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

Townsend:	4.1
Middletown:	3.8
Smyrna:	5.4
Delaware City:	6.2
Bear:	6.0
Dover:	7.0
New Castle:	3.4
Newark:	2.2
Magnolia:	9.4

32.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.6% in the evening. The most fires (17.4%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.0%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 982 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.8%) took place during November, and the least (4.7%) in September.
Out of all 3,348 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (29.3%), Rescue & EMS (22.1%), and Hazardous Condition (17.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Townsend, DE
• 98229.3%Fire
• 73922.1%Rescue & EMS
• 59317.7%Hazardous Condition
• 47114.1%Good Intent Call
• 2968.8%Service Call
• 2527.5%False Alarm
• 90.3%Severe Weather
• 50.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (53.5%), and Outside Fires (30.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Townsend, DE
• 52553.5%Structure Fires
• 29930.4%Outside Fires
• 13513.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 232.3%Other