Chelmsford: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Chelmsford, MA
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Chelmsford, MA
- 67185.3%Fire
- 384.8%Hazardous Condition
- 293.7%Service Call
- 283.6%Rescue & EMS
- 162.0%Good Intent Call
- 40.5%Overpressure Rupture
- 10.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Chelmsford, MA
- 31747.2%Structure Fires
- 23835.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 598.8%Other
- 578.5%Outside Fires
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 39. The highest number of fire incidents - 75 took place in 2003, and the least - 15 in 2013. The data has an increasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Chelmsford, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Chelmsford: | 12.3 |
| Lowell: | 41.4 |
| Westford: | 26.0 |
| Tyngsborough: | 24.5 |
| Dracut: | 20.3 |
| Billerica: | 27.3 |
| Tewksbury: | 29.8 |
| Littleton: | 35.5 |
| Bedford: | 18.5 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is higher compared to the Massachusetts median value.The median response time in Chelmsford, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Chelmsford: | 5 minutes |
| Lowell: | 3 minutes |
| Westford: | 6 minutes |
| Dracut: | 5 minutes |
| Billerica: | 4 minutes |
| Tewksbury: | 4 minutes |
| Littleton: | 6 minutes |
| Bedford: | 4 minutes |
| Acton: | 4 minutes |
According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2013, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of casualties - 4 took place in 2013, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 29. This indicator was the highest - 267 in 2013, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is higher.
37.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 63.0% in the evening. The most fires (16.7%) took place on Monday, and the least (13.0%) on Tuesday.
According to the 671 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.9%) took place during July, and the least (6.0%) in October.
Out of all 787 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (85.3%), Hazardous Condition (4.8%), and Service Call (3.7%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (47.2%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (35.5%).