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Mystic: Fire Incidents, Connecticut (CT)

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 60. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 106 took place in 2005, and the least - 21 in 2017. The data has a declining trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is similar to the state median value.


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

Mystic:	5 minutes
Groton:	4 minutes
Ledyard:	9 minutes
New London:	4 minutes
North Stonington:	10 minutes
Waterford:	6 minutes
Preston:	8 minutes
Montville:	7 minutes
East Lyme:	6 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 4 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 10. This indicator was the highest - 60 in 2010, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the Connecticut value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.



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

Mystic:	8.9
Groton:	20.2
Ledyard:	14.5
New London:	33.9
North Stonington:	0.0
Waterford:	15.9
Preston:	0.0
Montville:	4.5
East Lyme:	2.9

32.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.7% in the evening. The most fires (17.5%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.1%) on Thursday.
According to the 1,013 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.5%) took place during April, and the least (5.1%) in October.
Out of all 11,530 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (58.0%), Hazardous Condition (14.9%), and Fire (8.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Mystic, CT
• 6,68458.0%Rescue & EMS
• 1,71614.9%Hazardous Condition
• 1,0138.8%Fire
• 9928.6%False Alarm
• 6075.3%Good Intent Call
• 4724.1%Service Call
• 200.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 170.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (48.3%), and Outside Fires (28.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Mystic, CT
• 48948.3%Structure Fires
• 28928.5%Outside Fires
• 15615.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 797.8%Other