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Ogdensburg: Fire Incidents, New York (NY)

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 43. The highest number of reported fires - 77 took place in 2004, and the least - 23 in 2015. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Ogdensburg:	35.5
Canton:	50.5
Potsdam:	25.3
Massena:	4.7
Wilna:	1.6
Fort Drum:	2.3

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 3 minutes. This is lower compared to the New York median value.


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

Ogdensburg:	3 minutes
Potsdam:	4 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of deaths - 2 took place in 2010, 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 injuries - 6 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a declining trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 14. This indicator was the highest - 78 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is declining. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is higher.



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

Ogdensburg:	17.7
Potsdam:	3.8

32.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.0% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Friday, and the least (12.5%) on Tuesday.
According to the 734 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.3%) took place during May, and the least (5.3%) in December.
Out of all 13,676 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (50.2%), Service Call (22.1%), and Hazardous Condition (12.0%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Ogdensburg, NY
• 6,86150.2%Rescue & EMS
• 3,02522.1%Service Call
• 1,63912.0%Hazardous Condition
• 7345.4%Fire
• 6654.9%Good Intent Call
• 6524.8%False Alarm
• 920.7%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.5%), and Outside Fires (36.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Ogdensburg, NY
• 34146.5%Structure Fires
• 26536.1%Outside Fires
• 9813.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 304.1%Other