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Salem: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 52. The highest number of fire incidents - 95 took place in 2008, and the least - 12 in 2013. The data has a dropping trend.

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


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

Salem:	7 minutes
Pennsville:	7 minutes
Delaware City:	8 minutes
New Castle:	7 minutes
Carneys Point:	9 minutes
Penns Grove:	9 minutes
Bear:	9 minutes
Wilmington:	6 minutes
Middletown:	8 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of casualties - 2 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 5. This indicator was the highest - 43 in 2014, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the New Jersey value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is lower.



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

Salem:	6.0
Pennsville:	0.0
Delaware City:	6.2
New Castle:	3.4
Carneys Point:	8.3
Penns Grove:	5.4
Bear:	6.0
Wilmington:	4.5
Middletown:	3.8

33.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.1% in the evening. The most fires (17.1%) took place on Saturday, and the least (10.9%) on Friday.
According to the 834 fire incidents from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (11.8%) took place during April, and the least (2.9%) in October.
Out of all 1,451 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (57.5%), Hazardous Condition (15.2%), and Rescue & EMS (8.8%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Salem, NJ
• 83457.5%Fire
• 22015.2%Hazardous Condition
• 1278.8%Rescue & EMS
• 1258.6%False Alarm
• 1147.9%Good Intent Call
• 241.7%Service Call
• 50.3%Overpressure Rupture
• 20.1%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (68.8%), and Outside Fires (21.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Salem, NJ
• 57468.8%Structure Fires
• 17721.2%Outside Fires
• 607.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 232.8%Other