Watertown: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Watertown, MA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| ARSENAL ST | 146 |
| MT AUBURN ST | 102 |
| MAIN ST | 80 |
| PLEASANT ST | 70 |
| ARSENAL ST | 64 |
| MAIN ST | 40 |
| MT AUBURN ST | 40 |
| PLEASANT ST | 40 |
| GROVE ST | 34 |
| COOLIDGE AVE | 28 |
| BELMONT ST | 24 |
| BIGELOW AVE | 24 |
| GALEN ST | 24 |
| WALNUT ST | 24 |
| WATERTOWN ST | 24 |
| BELMONT ST | 22 |
| GROVE ST | 22 |
| NORTH BEACON ST | 22 |
| ARLINGTON ST | 18 |
| DEXTER AV | 18 |
| LEXINGTON ST | 18 |
| SPRING ST | 18 |
| WHITES AV | 18 |
| GALEN ST | 16 |
| QUIMBY ST | 16 |
| ARLINGTON ST | 14 |
| BIGELOW AV | 14 |
| BRIDGE ST | 14 |
| OLCOTT ST | 14 |
| WAVERLEY AV | 14 |
| Other | 207 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Watertown, MA
- 17,31254.2%Rescue & EMS
- 4,24813.3%Hazardous Condition
- 4,09612.8%Service Call
- 3,98412.5%False Alarm
- 1,2293.8%Fire
- 8892.8%Good Intent Call
- 1380.4%Special Incident
- 470.1%Severe Weather
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Watertown, MA
- 62150.5%Structure Fires
- 30624.9%Outside Fires
- 19716.0%Other
- 1058.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 72. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 117 took place in 2002, and the least - 31 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Watertown, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Watertown: | 12.2 |
| Belmont: | 42.3 |
| Newton: | 29.6 |
| Waltham: | 31.2 |
| Arlington: | 23.8 |
| Cambridge: | 99.2 |
| Brookline: | 72.0 |
| Somerville: | 56.2 |
| Medford: | 41.3 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is comparable to the state median value.The median response time in Watertown, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Watertown: | 4 minutes |
| Belmont: | 4 minutes |
| Newton: | 5 minutes |
| Waltham: | 4 minutes |
| Arlington: | 3 minutes |
| Cambridge: | 5 minutes |
| Brookline: | 3 minutes |
| Somerville: | 3 minutes |
| Medford: | 3 minutes |
According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 4 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 14. This indicator was the highest - 67 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is similar.
28.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.4% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.0%) on Thursday.
Based on the 1,229 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.6%) took place during May, and the least (5.6%) in December.
Out of all 31,964 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (54.2%), Hazardous Condition (13.3%), and Service Call (12.8%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (50.5%), and Outside Fires (24.9%).