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Waltham: 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 fire incidents per year is 193. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 251 took place in 2016, and the least - 142 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.


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

Waltham:	31.2
Watertown:	12.2
Weston:	34.3
Belmont:	42.3
Newton:	29.6
Arlington:	23.8
Lexington:	11.5
Lincoln:	111.1
Wellesley:	18.2

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 Waltham, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Waltham:	4 minutes
Watertown:	4 minutes
Weston:	4 minutes
Belmont:	4 minutes
Newton:	5 minutes
Arlington:	3 minutes
Lexington:	5 minutes
Lincoln:	5 minutes
Wellesley:	4 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is 3. This indicator was the highest - 13 in 2009, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is growing. Compared to the state value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Waltham, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Waltham:	2.7
Newton:	1.6
Brookline:	0.7
Cambridge:	0.5
Somerville:	3.0
Medford:	0.8
Boston:	0.6
Malden:	1.7
Chelsea:	0.8

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 3. The highest number of injuries - 9 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 1 in 2006. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 19. This indicator was the highest - 51 in 2014, and the lowest 5 in 2006. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is higher.



Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Waltham, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Waltham:	18.0
Watertown:	12.2
Weston:	12.5
Belmont:	5.9
Newton:	8.4
Arlington:	8.0
Lexington:	22.2
Lincoln:	0.0
Wellesley:	9.1

33.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.2% in the evening. The most fires (16.6%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.4%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 3,277 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.9%) took place during May, and the least (5.2%) in February.
Out of all 57,467 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (46.7%), Hazardous Condition (19.2%), and False Alarm (14.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Waltham, MA
• 26,81846.7%Rescue & EMS
• 11,04319.2%Hazardous Condition
• 8,57814.9%False Alarm
• 4,8338.4%Service Call
• 3,2775.7%Fire
• 2,5394.4%Good Intent Call
• 3310.6%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (41.2%), and Outside Fires (31.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Waltham, MA
• 1,34941.2%Structure Fires
• 1,01731.0%Outside Fires
• 50515.4%Other
• 40612.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires