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Annapolis: Fire Incidents, Maryland (MD)

2009 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2009 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 282. The highest number of fire incidents - 352 took place in 2015, and the least - 127 in 2009. The data has a growing trend.


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

Annapolis:	64.3
Edgewater:	45.4
Arnold:	13.8
Mayo:	1.2
Severna Park:	10.5
Lake Shore:	0.5
Shady Side:	6.9
Stevensville:	77.9
Crofton:	14.3

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is close to the state median value.


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

Annapolis:	6 minutes
Stevensville:	9 minutes
Pasadena:	6 minutes
Chester:	8 minutes
Odenton:	7 minutes
Bowie:	7 minutes
Glen Burnie:	6 minutes
Severn:	7 minutes
Grasonville:	8 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2009 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 5 took place in 2010, and the lowest - 0 in 2009. The data has a growing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 7. This indicator was the highest - 15 in 2010, and the lowest 0 in 2009. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is rising. Compared to the Maryland value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is similar.



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

Annapolis:	8.1
Stevensville:	9.6
Pasadena:	9.6
Chester:	7.3
Odenton:	5.1
Bowie:	7.6
Glen Burnie:	14.1
Severn:	20.7
Grasonville:	0.0

29.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.1% in the evening. The most fires (16.5%) took place on Saturday, and the least (13.2%) on Friday.
According to the 2,831 fire incident reports from years 2009 - 2018 most fires (10.3%) took place during July, and the least (6.1%) in August.
Out of all 62,689 cases reported during the years 2009 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (60.1%), Good Intent Call (13.2%), and False Alarm (7.7%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Annapolis, MD
• 37,67260.1%Rescue & EMS
• 8,29313.2%Good Intent Call
• 4,8497.7%False Alarm
• 4,8257.7%Hazardous Condition
• 3,8376.1%Service Call
• 2,8314.5%Fire
• 2530.4%Special Incident
• 1120.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (55.2%), and Outside Fires (27.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Annapolis, MD
• 1,56255.2%Structure Fires
• 76327.0%Outside Fires
• 41014.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 963.4%Other