Wells: Fire Incidents, Maine (ME)
Where are fire incidents reported in Wells, ME
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2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Wells, ME
- 2,19637.6%Rescue & EMS
- 94916.3%Hazardous Condition
- 78613.5%Service Call
- 70312.0%Fire
- 63410.9%False Alarm
- 5459.3%Good Intent Call
- 110.2%Overpressure Rupture
- 110.2%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Wells, ME
- 31244.4%Structure Fires
- 24234.4%Outside Fires
- 10715.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 426.0%Other
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 44. The highest number of fire incidents - 66 took place in 2007, and the least - 13 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Wells, ME compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Wells: | 48.3 |
| Kennebunk: | 88.9 |
| South Berwick: | 30.9 |
| York: | 39.1 |
| Sanford: | 16.6 |
| Biddeford: | 59.5 |
| Saco: | 41.2 |
| Eliot: | 18.8 |
| Lebanon: | 48.1 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is comparable to the state median value.The median response time in Wells, ME compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Wells: | 7 minutes |
| Kennebunk: | 6 minutes |
| Sanford: | 4 minutes |
| Biddeford: | 7 minutes |
| Saco: | 7 minutes |
| Scarborough: | 7 minutes |
| Gorham: | 7 minutes |
| South Portland: | 6 minutes |
| Westbrook: | 5 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of casualties - 3 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 12. This indicator was the highest - 57 in 2006, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is rising. Compared to the Maine value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Wells, ME compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Wells: | 14.2 |
| Kennebunk: | 8.6 |
| Sanford: | 19.5 |
| Biddeford: | 23.1 |
| Saco: | 17.0 |
| Scarborough: | 6.5 |
| Gorham: | 10.8 |
| South Portland: | 2.3 |
| Westbrook: | 35.2 |
32.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.6% in the evening. The most fires (16.2%) took place on Thursday, and the least (11.7%) on Wednesday.
According to the 703 incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (14.8%) took place during May, and the least (4.7%) in September.
Out of all 5,839 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (37.6%), Hazardous Condition (16.3%), and Service Call (13.5%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.4%), and Outside Fires (34.4%).