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Middletown: 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 fires per year is 199. The highest number of reported fires - 281 took place in 2007, and the least - 153 in 2017. The data has a declining trend.


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

Middletown:	60.0
Mount Hope:	12.8
Goshen:	65.6
Deerpark:	1.3
Blooming Grove:	4.8
Warwick:	83.0
Washingtonville:	29.9
Walden:	23.8
Port Jervis:	37.8

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 3 minutes. This is lower compared to the state median value.


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

Middletown:	3 minutes
Goshen:	4 minutes
Chester:	6 minutes
Montgomery:	6 minutes
Pine Bush:	6 minutes
Warwick:	4 minutes
Walden:	5 minutes
Monroe:	2 minutes
Ellenville:	6 minutes

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 4 took place in 2002, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a declining trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 21 in 2002, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fires is decreasing. Compared to the New York value the number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.


Deaths per 1,000 incidents in Middletown, NY compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 2,500 fire incidents)

Middletown:	1.8
Monroe:	0.7
Newburgh:	0.7

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of reported casualties - 7 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a declining trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 8. This indicator was the highest - 39 in 2017, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is dropping. Compared to the New York value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is about the same.



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

Middletown:	8.6
Goshen:	0.0
Chester:	3.5
Montgomery:	0.0
Pine Bush:	0.0
Warwick:	0.0
Walden:	6.4
Monroe:	7.2
Ellenville:	0.0

29.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 70.5% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Monday, and the least (12.6%) on Tuesday.
According to the 3,381 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (11.2%) took place during April, and the least (6.6%) in December.
Out of all 23,007 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (27.2%), False Alarm (21.4%), and Rescue & EMS (17.1%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Middletown, NY
• 6,25627.2%Hazardous Condition
• 4,91221.4%False Alarm
• 3,92817.1%Rescue & EMS
• 3,38114.7%Fire
• 2,89412.6%Service Call
• 1,5376.7%Good Intent Call
• 410.2%Severe Weather
• 300.1%Special Incident
• 280.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (41.3%), and Outside Fires (32.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Middletown, NY
• 1,39741.3%Structure Fires
• 1,08332.0%Outside Fires
• 51715.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 38411.4%Other