Westwood: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Westwood, MA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| LONGWOOD DR | 662 |
| HIGH ST | 306 |
| UNIVERSITY AVE | 294 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 128 |
| PROVIDENCE HWY | 110 |
| HIGHLAND GLEN RD | 104 |
| CLAPBOARDTREE ST | 96 |
| OUT OF TOWN ST | 94 |
| RT 128 SOUTH HWY | 74 |
| WESTWOOD GLEN RD | 74 |
| CANTON ST | 56 |
| GAY ST | 50 |
| LONGWOOD DRFOX HILLWSWD | 44 |
| NAHATAN ST | 44 |
| LONGWOOD DR | 42 |
| DOVER RD | 38 |
| HARTFORD ST | 38 |
| EAST ST | 34 |
| MARTHA JONES RD | 32 |
| POND ST | 28 |
| RT 128 NORTH HWY | 28 |
| LONGMEADOW DR | 26 |
| BLUE HILL DR | 24 |
| EVERETT ST | 24 |
| FOX HILL ST | 22 |
| OAK ST | 22 |
| CHURCH ST | 20 |
| LONGWOOD DR/FOX HILL/WSWD | 18 |
| WESTWOOD, TOWN OF | 18 |
| CARROLL AVE | 16 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Westwood, MA
- 7,64846.7%Rescue & EMS
- 2,68416.4%Hazardous Condition
- 2,06012.6%False Alarm
- 1,89811.6%Fire
- 1,3488.2%Service Call
- 7104.3%Good Intent Call
- 250.2%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Westwood, MA
- 1,20263.3%Structure Fires
- 50726.7%Outside Fires
- 1658.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 241.3%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 112. The highest number of reported fires - 162 took place in 2016, and the least - 65 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Westwood, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Westwood: | 92.1 |
| Norwood: | 40.4 |
| Dedham: | 66.2 |
| Needham: | 17.8 |
| Canton: | 29.2 |
| Medfield: | 29.8 |
| Walpole: | 123.4 |
| Milton: | 54.6 |
| Sharon: | 86.6 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.The median response time in Westwood, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Westwood: | 5 minutes |
| Norwood: | 4 minutes |
| Dedham: | 4 minutes |
| Needham: | 4 minutes |
| Canton: | 5 minutes |
| Walpole: | 3 minutes |
| Milton: | 3 minutes |
| Sharon: | 5 minutes |
| Wellesley: | 4 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 2 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 17 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much lower.
31.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.0% in the evening. The most fires (15.2%) took place on Friday, and the least (13.4%) on Monday.
Based on the 1,898 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.2%) took place during May, and the least (6.0%) in September.
Out of all 16,394 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (46.7%), Hazardous Condition (16.4%), and False Alarm (12.6%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (63.3%), and Outside Fires (26.7%).