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Hopewell: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 35. The highest number of reported fires - 65 took place in 2010, and the least - 4 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.


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

Hopewell:	9 minutes
Pennington:	7 minutes
Lawrenceville:	7 minutes
Princeton:	8 minutes
Ewing:	6 minutes
Flemington:	10 minutes
Trenton:	4 minutes
Monmouth Junction:	6 minutes
Cranbury:	7 minutes

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of casualties - 1 took place in 2009, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 32 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is growing. Compared to the New Jersey value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is lower.



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

Hopewell:	6.6
Pennington:	2.9
Lawrenceville:	9.6
Princeton:	9.0
Ewing:	3.4
Flemington:	2.2
Trenton:	9.2
Monmouth Junction:	15.6
Cranbury:	0.0

35.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 64.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.4%) took place on Wednesday, and the least (11.0%) on Tuesday.
According to the 602 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.5%) took place during March, and the least (4.3%) in August.
Out of all 3,200 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (28.9%), Hazardous Condition (19.6%), and Fire (18.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Hopewell, NJ
• 92528.9%Rescue & EMS
• 62819.6%Hazardous Condition
• 60218.8%Fire
• 48315.1%Good Intent Call
• 39612.4%False Alarm
• 1253.9%Service Call
• 280.9%Overpressure Rupture
• 90.3%Special Incident
• 40.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (66.8%), and Outside Fires (22.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Hopewell, NJ
• 40266.8%Structure Fires
• 13322.1%Outside Fires
• 538.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 142.3%Other