Highland Park: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)
Where are fire incidents reported in Highland Park, NJ
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2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Highland Park, NJ
- 1,89548.0%Hazardous Condition
- 78720.0%False Alarm
- 55013.9%Fire
- 3198.1%Service Call
- 2927.4%Good Intent Call
- 571.4%Rescue & EMS
- 180.5%Overpressure Rupture
- 160.4%Severe Weather
- 100.3%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Highland Park, NJ
- 37768.5%Structure Fires
- 12021.8%Outside Fires
- 346.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 193.5%Other
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 34. The highest number of fires - 56 took place in 2012, and the least - 12 in 2009. The data has a decreasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Highland Park, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Highland Park: | 19.4 |
| New Brunswick: | 21.3 |
| Somerset: | 43.2 |
| Milltown: | 17.5 |
| Edison: | 3.6 |
| Metuchen: | 13.7 |
| South River: | 15.5 |
| East Brunswick: | 18.2 |
| South Plainfield: | 48.3 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 2 minutes. This is much lower compared to the state median value.The median response time in Highland Park, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Highland Park: | 2 minutes |
| New Brunswick: | 3 minutes |
| Somerset: | 8 minutes |
| Voorhees: | 6 minutes |
| East Brunswick: | 5 minutes |
| South Plainfield: | 4 minutes |
| Sayreville: | 5 minutes |
| South Amboy: | 3 minutes |
| Iselin: | 5 minutes |
According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of casualties - 1 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 7. This indicator was the highest - 42 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the New Jersey value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is similar.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Highland Park, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Highland Park: | 7.3 |
| New Brunswick: | 11.6 |
| Somerset: | 5.0 |
| Voorhees: | 2.7 |
| East Brunswick: | 7.0 |
| South Plainfield: | 21.8 |
| Sayreville: | 17.3 |
| South Amboy: | 13.2 |
| Iselin: | 5.1 |
28.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.5% in the evening. The most fires (17.3%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.5%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 550 fires from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (10.4%) took place during May, and the least (6.2%) in February.
Out of all 3,944 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (48.0%), False Alarm (20.0%), and Fire (13.9%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (68.5%), and Outside Fires (21.8%).