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Butler: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 16. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 33 took place in 2005, and the least - 2 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Butler, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Butler:	16.5
Bloomingdale:	25.3
Kinnelon:	32.8
Pompton Lakes:	14.9
Wanaque:	16.9
Lincoln Park:	7.6
Oakland:	19.9
Wayne:	12.5
Franklin Lakes:	20.3

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
33.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.7% in the evening. The most fires (18.0%) took place on Friday, and the least (13.0%) on Wednesday.
According to the 261 incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (12.6%) took place during May, and the least (3.8%) in November.
Out of all 771 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (33.9%), Hazardous Condition (27.5%), and False Alarm (19.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Butler, NJ
• 26133.9%Fire
• 21227.5%Hazardous Condition
• 15319.8%False Alarm
• 638.2%Service Call
• 405.2%Good Intent Call
• 314.0%Rescue & EMS
• 81.0%Overpressure Rupture
• 20.3%Special Incident
• 10.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (55.2%), and Outside Fires (24.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Butler, NJ
• 14455.2%Structure Fires
• 6524.9%Outside Fires
• 4216.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 103.8%Other