Belmont: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Belmont, MA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| TRAPELO RD | 758 |
| MILL STREET | 292 |
| MILL ST | 230 |
| CONCORD AV | 134 |
| BELMONT ST | 112 |
| COMMON ST | 104 |
| TRAPELO ROAD | 82 |
| BEECH ST | 72 |
| LEXINGTON STREET | 56 |
| SCHOOL ST | 52 |
| BRIGHTON ST | 48 |
| PROSPECT ST | 46 |
| CHANNING RD | 44 |
| CONCORD AVE. | 44 |
| HILL RD | 44 |
| HILL ROAD | 44 |
| LEONARD ST | 44 |
| PLEASANT ST | 44 |
| COMMON STREET | 42 |
| BLANCHARD RD | 40 |
| CHURCH ST | 40 |
| MORAINE ST | 40 |
| LEXINGTON ST | 38 |
| WAVERLEY ST | 38 |
| CLARK ST | 30 |
| PROSPECT STREET | 30 |
| SOMERSET ST | 30 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 30 |
| PAYSON RD | 28 |
| THAYER RD | 28 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Belmont, MA
- 8,35443.4%Rescue & EMS
- 3,01215.7%False Alarm
- 2,47012.8%Hazardous Condition
- 2,39012.4%Fire
- 1,6548.6%Service Call
- 1,2806.7%Good Intent Call
- 410.2%Severe Weather
- 250.1%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Belmont, MA
- 1,85177.4%Structure Fires
- 42617.8%Outside Fires
- 873.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 261.1%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 141. The highest number of fires - 203 took place in 2003, and the least - 74 in 2017. The data has a dropping trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Belmont, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Belmont: | 42.3 |
| Watertown: | 12.2 |
| Arlington: | 23.8 |
| Waltham: | 31.2 |
| Cambridge: | 99.2 |
| Somerville: | 56.2 |
| Medford: | 41.3 |
| Newton: | 29.6 |
| Winchester: | 12.9 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is similar to the state median value.The median response time in Belmont, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Belmont: | 4 minutes |
| Watertown: | 4 minutes |
| Arlington: | 3 minutes |
| Waltham: | 4 minutes |
| Cambridge: | 5 minutes |
| Somerville: | 3 minutes |
| Medford: | 3 minutes |
| Newton: | 5 minutes |
| Winchester: | 4 minutes |
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 2 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of injuries - 5 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2007. The data has a dropping trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 37 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2007. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Massachusetts value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Belmont, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Belmont: | 5.9 |
| Watertown: | 12.2 |
| Arlington: | 8.0 |
| Waltham: | 18.0 |
| Cambridge: | 4.7 |
| Somerville: | 16.3 |
| Medford: | 8.0 |
| Newton: | 8.4 |
| Winchester: | 24.3 |
32.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 67.3% in the evening. The most fires (15.1%) took place on Sunday, and the least (13.1%) on Tuesday.
Based on the 2,390 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.4%) took place during April, and the least (6.7%) in September.
Out of all 19,244 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (43.4%), False Alarm (15.7%), and Hazardous Condition (12.8%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (77.4%), and Outside Fires (17.8%).