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Bridgeville: Fire Incidents, Delaware (DE)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 48. The highest number of fire incidents - 85 took place in 2006, and the least - 24 in 2015. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 9 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.


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

Bridgeville:	9 minutes
Greenwood:	10 minutes
Seaford:	7 minutes
Georgetown:	9 minutes
Harrington:	8 minutes
Laurel:	10 minutes
Milford:	9 minutes
Felton:	9 minutes
Delmar:	9 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of injuries - 2 took place in 2003, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 7. This indicator was the highest - 71 in 2003, and the lowest 0 in 2004. The trend for casualties per 1,000 incidents is dropping. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.



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

Bridgeville:	4.9
Greenwood:	1.6
Seaford:	1.0
Georgetown:	0.0
Harrington:	0.0
Laurel:	0.7
Milford:	3.6
Felton:	2.5
Delmar:	1.4

27.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.7% in the evening. The most fires (18.2%) took place on Monday, and the least (11.9%) on Thursday.
According to the 824 reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.9%) took place during June, and the least (5.1%) in October.
Out of all 2,792 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (36.8%), Fire (29.5%), and Hazardous Condition (11.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Bridgeville, DE
• 1,02836.8%Rescue & EMS
• 82429.5%Fire
• 33211.9%Hazardous Condition
• 2559.1%False Alarm
• 2037.3%Service Call
• 1354.8%Good Intent Call
• 100.4%Severe Weather
• 30.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (43.7%), and Structure Fires (38.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bridgeville, DE
• 36043.7%Outside Fires
• 31338.0%Structure Fires
• 14017.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 111.3%Other