Newton: Fire Incidents, Iowa (IA)
Where are fire incidents reported in Newton, IA
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Newton, IA
- 4,84978.6%Rescue & EMS
- 63610.3%Fire
- 1963.2%Hazardous Condition
- 1722.8%False Alarm
- 1091.8%Good Intent Call
- 991.6%Service Call
- 981.6%Special Incident
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Newton, IA
- 25740.4%Outside Fires
- 21233.3%Structure Fires
- 10917.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 589.1%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 37. The highest number of fire incidents - 84 took place in 2012, and the least - 1 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Newton, IA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Newton: | 20.7 |
| Grinnell: | 52.2 |
| Pella: | 33.2 |
| Altoona: | 12.6 |
| Marshalltown: | 30.3 |
| Pleasant Hill: | 13.1 |
| Knoxville: | 24.8 |
| Ankeny: | 1.4 |
| Nevada: | 56.8 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 7 minutes. This is close to the Iowa median value.The median response time in Newton, IA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Newton: | 7 minutes |
| Grinnell: | 5 minutes |
| Pella: | 9 minutes |
| Altoona: | 7 minutes |
| Marshalltown: | 5 minutes |
| Pleasant Hill: | 10 minutes |
| Ankeny: | 7 minutes |
| Nevada: | 5 minutes |
| Des Moines: | 5 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 1. The highest number of reported injuries - 4 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 10. This indicator was the highest - 51 in 2011, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is declining. Compared to the Iowa value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is higher.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Newton, IA compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Newton: | 18.9 |
| Grinnell: | 20.3 |
| Pella: | 0.0 |
| Altoona: | 14.5 |
| Marshalltown: | 7.8 |
| Pleasant Hill: | 3.2 |
| Ankeny: | 12.5 |
| Nevada: | 18.1 |
| Des Moines: | 22.7 |
28.9% incidents where reported in the morning and 71.1% in the evening. The most fires (17.0%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.4%) on Tuesday.
According to the 636 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (17.0%) took place during April, and the least (5.5%) in February.
Out of all 6,168 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (78.6%), Fire (10.3%), and Hazardous Condition (3.2%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (40.4%), and Structure Fires (33.3%).