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Dalton: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 21. The highest number of reported fires - 27 took place in 2006, and the least - 13 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Dalton, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Dalton:	30.1
Pittsfield:	51.0
Adams:	73.1
North Adams:	26.2

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of injuries - 3 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.
25.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 75.0% in the evening. The most fires (17.8%) took place on Sunday, and the least (11.7%) on Saturday.
Based on the 360 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.5%) took place during April, and the least (6.1%) in February.
Out of all 5,608 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Overpressure Rupture (61.4%), Rescue & EMS (9.5%), and Good Intent Call (8.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Dalton, MA
• 3,44161.4%Rescue & EMS
• 5339.5%Hazardous Condition
• 4908.7%False Alarm
• 4498.0%Service Call
• 3606.4%Fire
• 1883.4%Good Intent Call
• 1312.3%Special Incident
• 160.3%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (68.1%), and Outside Fires (20.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Dalton, MA
• 24568.1%Structure Fires
• 7220.0%Outside Fires
• 328.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 113.1%Other