Delaware City: Fire Incidents, Delaware (DE)
Where are fire incidents reported in Delaware City, DE
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Delaware City, DE
- 64529.3%Fire
- 53524.3%Rescue & EMS
- 43019.5%Hazardous Condition
- 36416.5%Good Intent Call
- 1426.5%False Alarm
- 622.8%Service Call
- 100.5%Overpressure Rupture
- 100.5%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Delaware City, DE
- 33652.1%Structure Fires
- 13721.2%Outside Fires
- 10716.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 6510.1%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 38. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 64 took place in 2006, and the least - 16 in 2017. The data has a decreasing trend.
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 8 minutes. This is about the same as the state median value.The median response time in Delaware City, DE compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Delaware City: | 8 minutes |
| Bear: | 9 minutes |
| New Castle: | 7 minutes |
| Middletown: | 8 minutes |
| Newark: | 8 minutes |
| Wilmington: | 6 minutes |
| Townsend: | 9 minutes |
| Hockessin: | 8 minutes |
| Claymont: | 6 minutes |
Based on the reports 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 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is 4. This indicator was the highest - 32 in 2004, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is constant. Compared to the Delaware value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Delaware City, DE compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Delaware City: | 6.2 |
| Bear: | 6.0 |
| New Castle: | 3.4 |
| Middletown: | 3.8 |
| Newark: | 2.2 |
| Wilmington: | 4.5 |
| Townsend: | 4.1 |
| Hockessin: | 1.3 |
| Claymont: | 6.4 |
31.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 68.5% in the evening. The most fires (16.6%) took place on Sunday, and the least (11.0%) on Monday.
According to the 645 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.3%) took place during March, and the least (5.3%) in September.
Out of all 2,200 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Fire (29.3%), Rescue & EMS (24.3%), and Hazardous Condition (19.5%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (52.1%), and Outside Fires (21.2%).