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Bridgeport: Fire Incidents, Connecticut (CT)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 450. The highest number of fires - 686 took place in 2005, and the least - 210 in 2009. The data has a declining trend.


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

Bridgeport:	30.2
Stratford:	32.9
Fairfield:	22.6
Trumbull:	36.1
Easton:	34.3
Milford:	21.3
Westport:	32.1
Shelton:	16.1
Weston:	20.6

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is lower compared to the Connecticut median value.


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

Bridgeport:	4 minutes
Stratford:	5 minutes
Fairfield:	6 minutes
Trumbull:	6 minutes
Milford:	5 minutes
Westport:	5 minutes
Shelton:	7 minutes
Weston:	6 minutes
Monroe:	6 minutes

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 8 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2007. The data has a decreasing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 12 in 2005, and the lowest 0 in 2007. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fires is decreasing. Compared to the state value the number of deaths per 1,000 incidents is higher.


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

Bridgeport:	2.5
Stratford:	2.7
Fairfield:	4.0
Norwalk:	2.0
West Haven:	2.1
New Haven:	1.6
Hamden:	2.1
Stamford:	1.3
Danbury:	1.7

Based on the reports from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 6. The highest number of casualties - 13 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 2 in 2017. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 15. This indicator was the highest - 24 in 2008, and the lowest 4 in 2017. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the Connecticut value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is about the same.



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

Bridgeport:	14.2
Stratford:	10.5
Fairfield:	21.6
Trumbull:	3.0
Milford:	13.2
Westport:	12.4
Shelton:	21.4
Weston:	1.8
Monroe:	3.6

34.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.7% in the evening. The most fires (15.7%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.0%) on Tuesday.
According to the 6,755 reports from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (10.8%) took place during April, and the least (6.2%) in December.
Out of all 78,815 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (55.7%), Hazardous Condition (13.9%), and False Alarm (11.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bridgeport, CT
• 43,89955.7%Rescue & EMS
• 10,96513.9%Hazardous Condition
• 9,14111.6%False Alarm
• 6,7558.6%Fire
• 5,5967.1%Service Call
• 2,2472.9%Good Intent Call
• 1050.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (37.2%), and Outside Fires (34.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bridgeport, CT
• 2,51237.2%Structure Fires
• 2,30734.2%Outside Fires
• 1,67624.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2603.8%Other