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Rowley: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 37. The highest number of fires - 65 took place in 2007, and the least - 21 in 2010. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is higher compared to the Massachusetts median value.


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

Rowley:	7 minutes
Ipswich:	5 minutes
Georgetown:	5 minutes
Boxford:	8 minutes
Topsfield:	4 minutes
Hamilton:	5 minutes
Salisbury:	4 minutes
Amesbury:	5 minutes
Merrimac:	5 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 2 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 8. This indicator was the highest - 71 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is lower.



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

Rowley:	6.4
Ipswich:	16.9
Georgetown:	11.3
Boxford:	5.3
Topsfield:	2.0
Hamilton:	10.0
Salisbury:	5.5
Amesbury:	15.5
Merrimac:	0.0

27.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.4% in the evening. The most fires (16.2%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.5%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 623 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (12.4%) took place during April, and the least (5.3%) in February.
Out of all 4,762 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (39.9%), Fire (13.1%), and Good Intent Call (12.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Rowley, MA
• 1,89939.9%Rescue & EMS
• 62313.1%Fire
• 59712.5%Good Intent Call
• 57912.2%Hazardous Condition
• 57012.0%False Alarm
• 4659.8%Service Call
• 160.3%Severe Weather
• 70.1%Special Incident
• 60.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (61.5%), and Outside Fires (25.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Rowley, MA
• 38361.5%Structure Fires
• 16125.8%Outside Fires
• 7512.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 40.6%Other