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Torrington: Fire Incidents, Connecticut (CT)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 140. The highest number of reported fires - 178 took place in 2004, and the least - 61 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.


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

Torrington:	26.8
Harwinton:	42.5
New Hartford:	41.6
Winchester:	10.7
Winsted:	22.5
Burlington:	28.7
Thomaston:	23.2
Canton:	38.2
Plymouth:	3.7

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 Torrington, CT compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Torrington:	5 minutes
Harwinton:	7 minutes
Winsted:	6 minutes
Avon:	7 minutes
Bristol:	4 minutes
Watertown:	3 minutes
Farmington:	7 minutes
Simsbury:	5 minutes
Plainville:	5 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 3. The highest number of reported injuries - 8 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2013. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 19. This indicator was the highest - 50 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2013. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the Connecticut value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Torrington:	19.7
Harwinton:	0.0
Winsted:	0.0
Avon:	7.6
Bristol:	25.9
Watertown:	10.0
Farmington:	17.2
Simsbury:	6.9
Plainville:	31.2

29.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.5% in the evening. The most fires (15.8%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.8%) on Thursday.
Based on the 2,380 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.6%) took place during May, and the least (6.0%) in September.
Out of all 18,069 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (30.5%), Rescue & EMS (18.6%), and Service Call (14.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Torrington, CT
• 5,50430.5%Hazardous Condition
• 3,36518.6%Rescue & EMS
• 2,70114.9%Service Call
• 2,38013.2%Fire
• 2,36713.1%False Alarm
• 1,6018.9%Good Intent Call
• 640.4%Severe Weather
• 590.3%Special Incident
• 280.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (57.3%), and Outside Fires (24.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Torrington, CT
• 1,36357.3%Structure Fires
• 58224.5%Outside Fires
• 35615.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 793.3%Other