Hanover: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Hanover, MA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| WASHINGTON ST | 398 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 108 |
| COLUMBIA RD | 72 |
| BROADWAY | 68 |
| HANOVER ST | 62 |
| MAIN ST | 52 |
| CIRCUIT ST | 48 |
| ELMWOOD FARM DR | 38 |
| KING ST | 34 |
| FRANKS LN | 28 |
| HANOVER ST | 28 |
| WEBSTER ST | 28 |
| COLUMBIA RD | 26 |
| ROCKLAND ST | 22 |
| WINTER ST | 22 |
| CEDAR ST | 20 |
| BROADWAY ST | 18 |
| WHITING ST | 18 |
| ELMWOOD FARM DR | 16 |
| WHITING ST | 16 |
| WINTER ST | 16 |
| CIRCUIT ST | 14 |
| LEGION DR | 14 |
| MAIN ST | 14 |
| OLD WASHINGTON ST | 14 |
| KING ST | 12 |
| MAYFLOWER CR | 12 |
| MILL ST | 12 |
| PLEASANT ST | 12 |
| SILVER ST | 12 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Hanover, MA
- 8,37047.8%Rescue & EMS
- 3,79021.7%Hazardous Condition
- 2,05611.7%Service Call
- 1,3287.6%False Alarm
- 9965.7%Fire
- 8524.9%Good Intent Call
- 490.3%Severe Weather
- 320.2%Special Incident
- 270.2%Overpressure Rupture
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Hanover, MA
- 48048.2%Outside Fires
- 37337.4%Structure Fires
- 13113.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 121.2%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 59. The highest number of reported fires - 94 took place in 2007, and the least - 32 in 2011. The data has a dropping trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Hanover, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Hanover: | 38.7 |
| Norwell: | 40.0 |
| Rockland: | 46.9 |
| Abington: | 34.0 |
| Whitman: | 19.8 |
| Pembroke: | 3.6 |
| Weymouth: | 50.1 |
| Hingham: | 140.4 |
| Scituate: | 125.2 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is higher compared to the state median value.The median response time in Hanover, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Hanover: | 5 minutes |
| Norwell: | 5 minutes |
| Rockland: | 3 minutes |
| Hanson: | 5 minutes |
| Abington: | 4 minutes |
| Whitman: | 2 minutes |
| Weymouth: | 4 minutes |
| Hingham: | 5 minutes |
| Scituate: | 4 minutes |
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 1. The highest number of casualties - 4 took place in 2015, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 12. This indicator was the highest - 44 in 2015, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fires is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is about the same.
27.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.3% in the evening. The most fires (15.6%) took place on Monday, and the least (13.3%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 996 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (14.2%) took place during April, and the least (5.4%) in February.
Out of all 17,500 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (47.8%), Hazardous Condition (21.7%), and Service Call (11.7%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (48.2%), and Structure Fires (37.4%).