West Caldwell: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)
Where are fire incidents reported in West Caldwell, NJ
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2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in West Caldwell, NJ
- 1,11738.7%Hazardous Condition
- 84229.2%False Alarm
- 66222.9%Fire
- 1133.9%Service Call
- 1053.6%Good Intent Call
- 200.7%Rescue & EMS
- 160.6%Severe Weather
- 70.2%Overpressure Rupture
- 40.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in West Caldwell, NJ
- 30345.8%Structure Fires
- 27341.2%Outside Fires
- 568.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 304.5%Other
Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 44. The highest number of fire incidents - 63 took place in 2007, and the least - 2 in 2005. The data has a declining trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in West Caldwell, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| West Caldwell: | 32.1 |
| Caldwell: | 18.1 |
| North Caldwell: | 9.3 |
| Fairfield: | 65.1 |
| Roseland: | 34.3 |
| Verona: | 1.9 |
| Cedar Grove: | 13.1 |
| Little Falls: | 65.6 |
| Montclair: | 14.4 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 3 minutes. This is lower than the state median value.The median response time in West Caldwell, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| West Caldwell: | 3 minutes |
| Fairfield: | 5 minutes |
| Little Falls: | 4 minutes |
| Montclair: | 3 minutes |
| Livingston: | 0 minutes |
| West Orange: | 5 minutes |
| Totowa: | 3 minutes |
| Bloomfield: | 2 minutes |
| Orange: | 3 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 1 took place in 2006, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend.
According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 2 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 7. This indicator was the highest - 34 in 2010, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the New Jersey value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is similar.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in West Caldwell, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| West Caldwell: | 7.6 |
| Fairfield: | 0.0 |
| Little Falls: | 2.0 |
| Montclair: | 14.0 |
| Livingston: | 5.2 |
| West Orange: | 10.1 |
| Totowa: | 6.0 |
| Bloomfield: | 9.9 |
| Orange: | 6.0 |
25.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 74.2% in the evening. The most fires (17.4%) took place on Monday, and the least (11.5%) on Friday.
Based on the 662 fire incidents from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (11.2%) took place during April, and the least (4.7%) in January.
Out of all 2,886 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (38.7%), False Alarm (29.2%), and Fire (22.9%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (45.8%), and Outside Fires (41.2%).