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Chatham: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 24. The highest number of fires - 62 took place in 2018, and the least - 6 in 2010. The data has a rising trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Chatham, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Chatham:	42.1
Madison:	14.5
Summit:	46.5
Florham Park:	15.2
Woodland Park:	33.6
New Providence:	16.9
Short Hills:	49.6
Millburn:	10.6
Springfield:	44.0

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported injuries - 3 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend.
27.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.4% in the evening. The most fires (17.4%) took place on Thursday, and the least (13.0%) on Wednesday.
According to the 362 fire incidents from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (11.0%) took place during January, and the least (5.5%) in December.
Out of all 2,882 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (31.4%), False Alarm (31.2%), and Fire (12.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Chatham, NJ
• 90531.4%Hazardous Condition
• 89931.2%False Alarm
• 36212.6%Fire
• 2739.5%Good Intent Call
• 2097.3%Service Call
• 1645.7%Rescue & EMS
• 632.2%Overpressure Rupture
• 40.1%Special Incident
• 30.1%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (59.1%), and Outside Fires (27.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Chatham, NJ
• 21459.1%Structure Fires
• 10027.6%Outside Fires
• 4011.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 82.2%Other