South Amboy: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)
Where are fire incidents reported in South Amboy, NJ
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2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in South Amboy, NJ
- 1,26245.4%Hazardous Condition
- 68324.6%Fire
- 48517.4%False Alarm
- 1836.6%Service Call
- 903.2%Rescue & EMS
- 391.4%Good Intent Call
- 200.7%Severe Weather
- 140.5%Overpressure Rupture
- 50.2%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in South Amboy, NJ
- 28341.4%Outside Fires
- 22532.9%Structure Fires
- 10916.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 669.7%Other
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 43. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 79 took place in 2015, and the least - 8 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in South Amboy, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| South Amboy: | 51.2 |
| Sayreville: | 11.2 |
| Perth Amboy: | 32.8 |
| Laurence Harbor: | 5.4 |
| Fords: | 1.1 |
| Woodbridge: | 34.1 |
| Matawan: | 41.3 |
| Keyport: | 58.2 |
| South River: | 15.5 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 3 minutes. This is lower than the New Jersey median value.The median response time in South Amboy, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| South Amboy: | 3 minutes |
| Sayreville: | 5 minutes |
| Perth Amboy: | 4 minutes |
| Woodbridge: | 5 minutes |
| Matawan: | 4 minutes |
| Keyport: | 4 minutes |
| Old Bridge: | 4 minutes |
| Iselin: | 5 minutes |
| Avenel: | 4 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 3 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 12. This indicator was the highest - 83 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the New Jersey value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in South Amboy, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| South Amboy: | 13.2 |
| Sayreville: | 17.3 |
| Perth Amboy: | 45.4 |
| Woodbridge: | 15.2 |
| Matawan: | 8.2 |
| Keyport: | 20.6 |
| Old Bridge: | 9.9 |
| Iselin: | 5.1 |
| Avenel: | 4.7 |
28.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.0% in the evening. The most fires (16.5%) took place on Saturday, and the least (11.7%) on Thursday.
Based on the 683 fire incident reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (13.2%) took place during April, and the least (5.0%) in February.
Out of all 2,781 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (45.4%), Fire (24.6%), and False Alarm (17.4%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (41.4%), and Structure Fires (32.9%).