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Rockville: Fire Incidents, Maryland (MD)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 221. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 445 took place in 2007, and the least - 88 in 2004. The data has a rising trend.


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

Rockville:	18.6
North Bethesda:	2.2
Potomac:	9.3
Gaithersburg:	21.4
Olney:	6.5
Montgomery Village:	8.4
Bethesda:	13.1
Darnestown:	20.6
Colesville:	14.3

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is about the same as the Maryland median value.


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

Rockville:	6 minutes
Gaithersburg:	6 minutes
Wheaton:	5 minutes
Bethesda:	5 minutes
Silver Spring:	5 minutes
Germantown:	6 minutes
Takoma Park:	5 minutes
Chillum:	6 minutes
Beltsville:	6 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly deaths is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2007, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend. The average number of deaths per 1,000 fires is 2. This indicator was the highest - 9 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of deaths per 1,000 fires is higher.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Rockville, MD compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Rockville:	2.7
Silver Spring:	2.4
Washington:	1.5

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 3. The highest number of injuries - 6 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 2 in 2012. The data has a declining trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 18. This indicator was the highest - 34 in 2016, and the lowest 9 in 2012. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is decreasing. Compared to the Maryland value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much higher.



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

Rockville:	15.7
Gaithersburg:	25.1
Wheaton:	22.9
Bethesda:	15.4
Silver Spring:	26.6
Germantown:	22.2
Takoma Park:	18.1
Chillum:	10.6
Beltsville:	10.0

30.8% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.2% in the evening. The most fires (15.7%) took place on Friday, and the least (13.1%) on Thursday.
Based on the 3,320 fires from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (12.5%) took place during April, and the least (6.9%) in October.
Out of all 80,145 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (66.4%), Good Intent Call (9.6%), and Hazardous Condition (8.4%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Rockville, MD
• 53,23166.4%Rescue & EMS
• 7,7049.6%Good Intent Call
• 6,7398.4%Hazardous Condition
• 4,5585.7%Service Call
• 4,4175.5%False Alarm
• 3,3204.1%Fire
• 870.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (45.0%), and Structure Fires (29.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Rockville, MD
• 1,49445.0%Outside Fires
• 96829.2%Structure Fires
• 62118.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2377.1%Other