Bedford: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Bedford, MA
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bedford, MA
- 6,87943.0%Rescue & EMS
- 2,42915.2%Hazardous Condition
- 2,27514.2%Special Incident
- 2,22713.9%False Alarm
- 1,2617.9%Service Call
- 5133.2%Fire
- 3832.4%Good Intent Call
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bedford, MA
- 23345.4%Structure Fires
- 20439.8%Outside Fires
- 6612.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 101.9%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 30. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 41 took place in 2007, and the least - 13 in 2017. The data has a dropping trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Bedford, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Bedford: | 18.5 |
| Burlington: | 36.5 |
| Billerica: | 27.3 |
| Lexington: | 11.5 |
| Lincoln: | 111.1 |
| Concord: | 30.8 |
| Woburn: | 52.0 |
| Wilmington: | 23.6 |
| Winchester: | 12.9 |
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 Bedford, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Bedford: | 4 minutes |
| Burlington: | 4 minutes |
| Billerica: | 4 minutes |
| Lexington: | 5 minutes |
| Lincoln: | 5 minutes |
| Concord: | 6 minutes |
| Woburn: | 4 minutes |
| Wilmington: | 6 minutes |
| Winchester: | 4 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 3 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 35. This indicator was the highest - 91 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is growing. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is much higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Bedford, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Bedford: | 33.1 |
| Burlington: | 7.4 |
| Billerica: | 11.1 |
| Lexington: | 22.2 |
| Lincoln: | 0.0 |
| Concord: | 10.1 |
| Woburn: | 14.5 |
| Wilmington: | 10.0 |
| Winchester: | 24.3 |
28.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.5% in the evening. The most fires (17.0%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (11.7%) on Sunday.
According to the 513 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.1%) took place during July, and the least (4.3%) in February.
Out of all 15,987 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (43.0%), Hazardous Condition (15.2%), and Special Incident (14.2%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (45.4%), and Outside Fires (39.8%).