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Ellsworth: Fire Incidents, Maine (ME)

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

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 37. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 75 took place in 2017, and the least - 5 in 2016. The data has a growing trend.


The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Ellsworth, ME compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)

Ellsworth:	65.9
Brewer:	60.8
Bangor:	36.2
Orono:	46.4
Hermon:	73.2
Old Town:	55.9
Belfast:	52.4

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is close to the state median value.


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

Ellsworth:	6 minutes
Brewer:	6 minutes
Bangor:	6 minutes
Orono:	6 minutes
Old Town:	7 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 3 took place in 2017, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 6. This indicator was the highest - 40 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the Maine value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is similar.



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

Ellsworth:	10.2
Brewer:	1.4
Bangor:	5.1
Orono:	17.5
Old Town:	14.4

29.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.7% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Sunday, and the least (12.2%) on Monday.
Based on the 590 fire incidents from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (13.9%) took place during May, and the least (4.9%) in February.
Out of all 2,487 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (34.4%), Fire (23.7%), and False Alarm (13.3%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Ellsworth, ME
• 85634.4%Hazardous Condition
• 59023.7%Fire
• 33213.3%False Alarm
• 25810.4%Rescue & EMS
• 24810.0%Service Call
• 1636.6%Good Intent Call
• 210.8%Severe Weather
• 160.6%Special Incident
• 30.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (45.1%), and Outside Fires (35.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Ellsworth, ME
• 26645.1%Structure Fires
• 21035.6%Outside Fires
• 8814.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 264.4%Other