Norwood: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Norwood, MA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| PROVIDENCE HIGHWAY | 298 |
| NAHATAN STREET | 268 |
| WASHINGTON STREET | 216 |
| BROADWAY | 138 |
| LENOX STREET | 134 |
| PLEASANT STREET | 70 |
| PROVIDENCE HWY | 64 |
| WALPOLE STREET | 64 |
| 95 | 60 |
| DEAN STREET | 56 |
| NORWOOD, TOWN OF | 52 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 52 |
| NAHATAN ST | 46 |
| NORWEST DRIVE | 36 |
| BOSTON PROVIDENCE HIGHWAY | 34 |
| MORSE STREET | 32 |
| OLDE DERBY ROAD | 30 |
| PLYMOUTH DRIVE | 30 |
| NEPONSET STREET | 28 |
| ROCK STREET | 28 |
| CHAPEL STREET | 26 |
| RIVER RIDGE DRIVE | 26 |
| UNIVERSITY AVENUE | 26 |
| PROVIDENCE HGWY | 24 |
| UNIVERSITY AVE | 24 |
| VANDERBILT AVENUE | 24 |
| GUILD STREET | 22 |
| HILL STREET | 22 |
| LENOX ST | 22 |
| NICHOLS STREET | 22 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Norwood, MA
- 15,93958.8%Rescue & EMS
- 4,37716.1%Hazardous Condition
- 2,4819.2%False Alarm
- 1,8596.9%Fire
- 1,5595.8%Service Call
- 8213.0%Good Intent Call
- 430.2%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Norwood, MA
- 89448.1%Outside Fires
- 75140.4%Structure Fires
- 20911.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 50.3%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 109. The highest number of reported fires - 164 took place in 2015, and the least - 23 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Norwood, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Norwood: | 40.4 |
| Westwood: | 92.1 |
| Walpole: | 123.4 |
| Canton: | 29.2 |
| Dedham: | 66.2 |
| Sharon: | 86.6 |
| Medfield: | 29.8 |
| Stoughton: | 44.3 |
| Needham: | 17.8 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is about the same as the Massachusetts median value.The median response time in Norwood, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Norwood: | 4 minutes |
| Westwood: | 5 minutes |
| Walpole: | 3 minutes |
| Canton: | 5 minutes |
| Dedham: | 4 minutes |
| Sharon: | 5 minutes |
| Stoughton: | 3 minutes |
| Needham: | 4 minutes |
| Randolph: | 3 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 3 took place in 2005, 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 - 32 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.
27.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.1% in the evening. The most fires (15.4%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.5%) on Saturday.
According to the 1,859 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.3%) took place during July, and the least (4.4%) in December.
Out of all 27,110 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (58.8%), Hazardous Condition (16.1%), and False Alarm (9.2%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (48.1%), and Structure Fires (40.4%).