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Blackwood: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)

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

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 91. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 132 took place in 2017, and the least - 10 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is similar to the New Jersey median value.


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

Blackwood:	6 minutes
Turnersville:	7 minutes
Runnemede:	7 minutes
Lindenwold:	7 minutes
Pine Hill:	6 minutes
Clementon:	6 minutes
Magnolia:	6 minutes
Bellmawr:	6 minutes
Barrington:	7 minutes

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported casualties - 4 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 6. This indicator was the highest - 38 in 2004, 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 about the same.



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

Blackwood:	7.5
Turnersville:	13.6
Runnemede:	0.0
Lindenwold:	4.1
Pine Hill:	0.7
Clementon:	3.3
Magnolia:	5.7
Bellmawr:	13.4
Barrington:	0.0

30.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.3% in the evening. The most fires (17.5%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (12.5%) on Monday.
According to the 1,461 fires from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (10.3%) took place during July, and the least (5.3%) in October.
Out of all 6,666 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (30.3%), Fire (21.9%), and Good Intent Call (16.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Blackwood, NJ
• 2,02230.3%Hazardous Condition
• 1,46121.9%Fire
• 1,07616.1%Good Intent Call
• 92013.8%False Alarm
• 78611.8%Rescue & EMS
• 3745.6%Service Call
• 110.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 110.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (60.9%), and Outside Fires (21.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Blackwood, NJ
• 89060.9%Structure Fires
• 31721.7%Outside Fires
• 19913.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 553.8%Other