Wellesley: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Wellesley, MA
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| Fire incidents reported | |
|---|---|
| Sreet name | Count |
| CENTRAL ST | 310 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 294 |
| FOREST ST | 252 |
| WORCESTER ST | 172 |
| WESTON RD | 86 |
| LINDEN ST | 82 |
| OAKLAND ST | 54 |
| BARTON RD | 42 |
| GREAT PLAIN AVE | 36 |
| WALNUT ST | 36 |
| CEDAR ST | 30 |
| ELMWOOD RD | 28 |
| WELLESLEY AVE | 28 |
| KINGSBURY ST | 26 |
| GROVE ST | 24 |
| BENVENUE ST | 20 |
| WILLIAM ST | 18 |
| BROOK ST | 16 |
| INTERSTATE 95 HWY | 16 |
| MAUGUS AVE | 16 |
| OAK ST | 16 |
| RIVER ST | 16 |
| STANDISH RD | 14 |
| ABBOTT RD | 12 |
| ALBION RD | 12 |
| GLEN RD | 12 |
| INTERSTATE 95 (RT 128 N) HWY | 12 |
| TURNER RD | 12 |
| BEECHWOOD RD | 10 |
| BRISTOL RD | 10 |
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Wellesley, MA
- 11,26739.0%Rescue & EMS
- 6,92824.0%False Alarm
- 5,60319.4%Hazardous Condition
- 2,1117.3%Service Call
- 1,5805.5%Good Intent Call
- 1,3254.6%Fire
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Wellesley, MA
- 84563.8%Structure Fires
- 25118.9%Outside Fires
- 13610.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 937.0%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 78. The highest number of fire incidents - 139 took place in 2007, and the least - 36 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Wellesley, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Wellesley: | 18.2 |
| Needham: | 17.8 |
| Natick: | 25.0 |
| Weston: | 34.3 |
| Wayland: | 19.2 |
| Newton: | 29.6 |
| Waltham: | 31.2 |
| Watertown: | 12.2 |
| Framingham: | 89.7 |
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 Wellesley, MA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Wellesley: | 4 minutes |
| Needham: | 4 minutes |
| Natick: | 5 minutes |
| Weston: | 4 minutes |
| Wayland: | 3 minutes |
| Newton: | 5 minutes |
| Waltham: | 4 minutes |
| Watertown: | 4 minutes |
| Framingham: | 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 injuries - 3 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2006. The data has a declining trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 8. This indicator was the highest - 28 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2006. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the Massachusetts value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is similar.
30.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.0% in the evening. The most fires (15.8%) took place on Thursday, and the least (12.5%) on Sunday.
According to the 1,325 fire incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.4%) took place during April, and the least (7.2%) in September.
Out of all 28,871 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (39.0%), False Alarm (24.0%), and Hazardous Condition (19.4%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (63.8%), and Outside Fires (18.9%).