Walpole: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Walpole, MA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| MAIN ST | 628 |
| ROUTE 1 | 264 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 106 |
| RAINBOW POND DR | 92 |
| EAST ST | 82 |
| NORTH ST | 72 |
| ROUTE 95 | 66 |
| COMMON ST | 62 |
| LINCOLN RD | 62 |
| SOUTH ST | 60 |
| WEST ST | 52 |
| NEPONSET VIEW TER | 48 |
| CONEY ST | 42 |
| SCHOOL ST | 40 |
| STONE ST | 36 |
| HIGH PLAIN ST | 34 |
| FISHER ST | 28 |
| HIGH ST | 28 |
| HILLTOP DR | 26 |
| ROBBINS RD | 26 |
| SHERWOOD DR | 26 |
| 95 | 24 |
| ELM ST | 24 |
| NORTON AVE | 24 |
| PEMBERTON ST | 24 |
| NORFOLK ST | 20 |
| OLD POST RD | 20 |
| WALPOLE PARK SOUTH | 18 |
| DIAMOND POND TER | 16 |
| PEACH ST | 16 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Walpole, MA
- 10,09254.7%Rescue & EMS
- 2,61514.2%Hazardous Condition
- 1,84210.0%False Alarm
- 1,6168.8%Fire
- 1,2827.0%Service Call
- 9455.1%Good Intent Call
- 220.1%Severe Weather
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Walpole, MA
- 94358.4%Structure Fires
- 50231.1%Outside Fires
- 1428.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 291.8%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 95. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 131 took place in 2002, and the least - 56 in 2016. The data has a declining trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Walpole, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Walpole: | 123.4 |
| Sharon: | 86.6 |
| Norwood: | 40.4 |
| Medfield: | 29.8 |
| Norfolk: | 60.0 |
| Foxborough: | 96.0 |
| Westwood: | 92.1 |
| Millis: | 6.3 |
| Canton: | 29.2 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 3 minutes. This is lower compared to the Massachusetts median value.The median response time in Walpole, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Walpole: | 3 minutes |
| Sharon: | 5 minutes |
| Norwood: | 4 minutes |
| Norfolk: | 3 minutes |
| Foxborough: | 5 minutes |
| Westwood: | 5 minutes |
| Canton: | 5 minutes |
| Stoughton: | 3 minutes |
| Wrentham: | 2 minutes |
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 9 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2005. The data has a decreasing trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 12. This indicator was the highest - 85 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2005. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is about the same.
31.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.8% in the evening. The most fires (16.0%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.4%) on Saturday.
According to the 1,616 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.8%) took place during April, and the least (6.9%) in October.
Out of all 18,442 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (54.7%), Hazardous Condition (14.2%), and False Alarm (10.0%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.4%), and Outside Fires (31.1%).