Winchester: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Winchester, MA
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Winchester, MA
- 4,46938.3%Rescue & EMS
- 3,79432.5%Hazardous Condition
- 1,57413.5%False Alarm
- 8046.9%Service Call
- 6175.3%Fire
- 3653.1%Good Intent Call
- 180.2%Severe Weather
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Winchester, MA
- 32452.5%Structure Fires
- 21334.5%Outside Fires
- 6410.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 162.6%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 36. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 66 took place in 2009, and the least - 7 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Winchester, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Winchester: | 12.9 |
| Woburn: | 52.0 |
| Arlington: | 23.8 |
| Medford: | 41.3 |
| Stoneham: | 58.2 |
| Melrose: | 6.6 |
| Lexington: | 11.5 |
| Belmont: | 42.3 |
| Malden: | 22.3 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is comparable to the Massachusetts median value.The median response time in Winchester, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Winchester: | 4 minutes |
| Woburn: | 4 minutes |
| Arlington: | 3 minutes |
| Medford: | 3 minutes |
| Stoneham: | 3 minutes |
| Lexington: | 5 minutes |
| Belmont: | 4 minutes |
| Malden: | 3 minutes |
| Somerville: | 3 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 - 3 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 39. This indicator was the highest - 222 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the Massachusetts value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is much higher.
33.1% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.9% in the evening. The most fires (15.1%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (13.0%) on Sunday.
Based on the 617 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.5%) took place during May, and the least (4.5%) in February.
Out of all 11,656 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (38.3%), Hazardous Condition (32.5%), and False Alarm (13.5%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (52.5%), and Outside Fires (34.5%).