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Waldorf: Fire Incidents, Maryland (MD)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 581. The highest number of reported fires - 898 took place in 2007, and the least - 252 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Waldorf:	63.0
Brandywine:	86.3
Accokeek:	30.3
Clinton:	5.4
La Plata:	161.3
Fort Washington:	12.4
Bryans Road:	57.1
Temple Hills:	31.8
Oxon Hill:	12.8

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is similar to the Maryland median value.


The median response time in Waldorf, MD compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Waldorf:	6 minutes
Brandywine:	10 minutes
Accokeek:	9 minutes
Clinton:	7 minutes
La Plata:	7 minutes
Fort Washington:	8 minutes
Hughesville:	7 minutes
Bryans Road:	6 minutes
Oxon Hill:	7 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 0. This indicator was the highest - 2 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the Maryland value the number of deaths per 1,000 fires is much lower.


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

Waldorf:	0.5
La Plata:	0.2
Mechanicsville:	0.4

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 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 1. This indicator was the highest - 6 in 2009, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is much lower.



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

Waldorf:	1.5
Brandywine:	4.1
Accokeek:	1.3
Clinton:	6.3
La Plata:	2.9
Fort Washington:	8.6
Hughesville:	5.4
Bryans Road:	0.7
Oxon Hill:	9.1

29.4% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.6% in the evening. The most fires (15.0%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (13.6%) on Friday.
Based on the 9,873 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (9.7%) took place during March, and the least (6.6%) in October.
Out of all 33,469 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (29.5%), Good Intent Call (20.3%), and Rescue & EMS (18.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Waldorf, MD
• 9,87329.5%Fire
• 6,80220.3%Good Intent Call
• 6,31618.9%Rescue & EMS
• 6,30618.8%Hazardous Condition
• 2,3577.0%False Alarm
• 1,5904.8%Service Call
• 1770.5%Severe Weather
• 360.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (59.5%), and Outside Fires (27.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Waldorf, MD
• 5,87959.5%Structure Fires
• 2,73427.7%Outside Fires
• 6536.6%Other
• 6076.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires