Berkeley Heights: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)
Where are fire incidents reported in Berkeley Heights, NJ
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Berkeley Heights, NJ
- 1,03532.2%Hazardous Condition
- 78824.5%False Alarm
- 57317.8%Fire
- 2909.0%Service Call
- 2678.3%Good Intent Call
- 2236.9%Rescue & EMS
- 150.5%Overpressure Rupture
- 140.4%Severe Weather
- 70.2%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Berkeley Heights, NJ
- 24743.1%Structure Fires
- 16228.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 15326.7%Outside Fires
- 111.9%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 34. The highest number of reported fires - 63 took place in 2014, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Berkeley Heights, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Berkeley Heights: | 30.8 |
| New Providence: | 16.9 |
| Watchung: | 19.9 |
| Woodland Park: | 33.6 |
| Fanwood: | 9.6 |
| North Plainfield: | 21.8 |
| Mountainside: | 19.0 |
| Scotch Plains: | 31.4 |
| Plainfield: | 25.8 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is comparable to the state median value.The median response time in Berkeley Heights, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Berkeley Heights: | 5 minutes |
| North Plainfield: | 5 minutes |
| Scotch Plains: | 6 minutes |
| Plainfield: | 5 minutes |
| Summit: | 5 minutes |
| Westfield: | 3 minutes |
| Springfield: | 5 minutes |
| South Plainfield: | 4 minutes |
| Cranford: | 4 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 reported injuries - 3 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 16. This indicator was the highest - 77 in 2015, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is much higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Berkeley Heights, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Berkeley Heights: | 19.2 |
| North Plainfield: | 31.9 |
| Scotch Plains: | 4.8 |
| Plainfield: | 16.7 |
| Summit: | 15.8 |
| Westfield: | 9.8 |
| Springfield: | 6.7 |
| South Plainfield: | 21.8 |
| Cranford: | 19.9 |
30.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.8% in the evening. The most fires (15.5%) took place on Friday, and the least (12.4%) on Sunday.
Based on the 573 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.2%) took place during April, and the least (5.6%) in October.
Out of all 3,212 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (32.2%), False Alarm (24.5%), and Fire (17.8%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.1%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (28.3%).