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Jamestown: Fire Incidents, New York (NY)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 146. The highest number of fires - 214 took place in 2011, and the least - 21 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.


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

Jamestown:	50.7
Busti:	2.7
Fredonia:	30.9
Salamanca:	64.3
Dunkirk:	51.0

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is comparable to the state median value.


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

Jamestown:	4 minutes
Fredonia:	4 minutes
Salamanca:	4 minutes
Dunkirk:	3 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 1. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2014, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 5. The highest number of injuries - 16 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2013. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 33. This indicator was the highest - 96 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2013. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is declining. Compared to the New York value the number of injuries per 1,000 incidents is much higher.



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

Jamestown:	31.1
Fredonia:	1.7
Salamanca:	11.9
Dunkirk:	6.7

33.7% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.3% in the evening. The most fires (16.7%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.9%) on Wednesday.
Based on the 2,475 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.6%) took place during July, and the least (5.7%) in February.
Out of all 28,845 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (65.1%), Hazardous Condition (8.8%), and Fire (8.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Jamestown, NY
• 18,78165.1%Rescue & EMS
• 2,5248.8%Hazardous Condition
• 2,4758.6%Fire
• 1,8646.5%Service Call
• 1,6215.6%False Alarm
• 1,3214.6%Good Intent Call
• 1670.6%Special Incident
• 530.2%Severe Weather
• 390.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (48.3%), and Outside Fires (24.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Jamestown, NY
• 1,19548.3%Structure Fires
• 59424.0%Outside Fires
• 46018.6%Other
• 2269.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires