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Jessup: Fire Incidents, Maryland (MD)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 41. The highest number of fires - 55 took place in 2008, and the least - 26 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.


The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Jessup, MD compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)

Jessup:	52.3
Savage:	11.8
Fort Meade:	1.8
Maryland City:	5.2
Severn:	16.1
Elkridge:	60.5
Laurel:	61.4
Odenton:	13.0
Columbia:	18.9

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is similar to the Maryland median value.


The median response time in Jessup, MD compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Jessup:	7 minutes
Severn:	7 minutes
Elkridge:	7 minutes
Laurel:	7 minutes
Odenton:	7 minutes
Columbia:	6 minutes
Arbutus:	5 minutes
Glen Burnie:	6 minutes
Ellicott City:	7 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 2 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 9. This indicator was the highest - 43 in 2015, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is similar.



Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Jessup, MD compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Jessup:	8.5
Severn:	20.7
Elkridge:	10.2
Laurel:	14.5
Odenton:	5.1
Columbia:	18.9
Arbutus:	1.5
Glen Burnie:	14.1
Ellicott City:	15.5

31.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.8% in the evening. The most fires (15.4%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (13.2%) on Thursday.
According to the 702 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.4%) took place during March, and the least (6.1%) in January.
Out of all 11,439 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (67.1%), Good Intent Call (10.4%), and Hazardous Condition (7.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Jessup, MD
• 7,68167.1%Rescue & EMS
• 1,18910.4%Good Intent Call
• 8107.1%Hazardous Condition
• 7026.1%Fire
• 6585.8%False Alarm
• 3643.2%Service Call
• 170.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (37.7%), and Outside Fires (36.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Jessup, MD
• 26537.7%Structure Fires
• 25836.8%Outside Fires
• 17224.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 71.0%Other