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Saugus: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 158. The highest number of fire incidents - 224 took place in 2007, and the least - 69 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.


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

Saugus:	48.2
Melrose:	6.6
Lynn:	45.3
Revere:	68.1
Malden:	22.3
Wakefield:	21.3
Everett:	27.9
Lynnfield:	81.9
Stoneham:	58.2

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 Saugus, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Saugus:	5 minutes
Lynn:	4 minutes
Revere:	3 minutes
Malden:	3 minutes
Wakefield:	2 minutes
Everett:	2 minutes
Lynnfield:	5 minutes
Stoneham:	3 minutes
Chelsea:	3 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 5 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2007. The data has a declining trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 14. This indicator was the highest - 72 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2007. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the state value the number of casualties per 1,000 fires is about the same.



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

Saugus:	11.2
Lynn:	10.4
Revere:	4.2
Malden:	7.3
Wakefield:	5.8
Everett:	18.4
Lynnfield:	2.5
Stoneham:	3.8
Chelsea:	10.4

27.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.1% in the evening. The most fires (16.4%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.4%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 2,687 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.0%) took place during April, and the least (5.8%) in February.
Out of all 23,402 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (47.2%), Hazardous Condition (13.2%), and Fire (11.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Saugus, MA
• 11,05247.2%Rescue & EMS
• 3,09513.2%Hazardous Condition
• 2,68711.5%Fire
• 2,42610.4%False Alarm
• 2,0959.0%Good Intent Call
• 1,6897.2%Service Call
• 3091.3%Special Incident
• 360.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (41.9%), and Structure Fires (38.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Saugus, MA
• 1,12541.9%Outside Fires
• 1,03638.6%Structure Fires
• 30311.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2238.3%Other