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Pittsfield: Fire Incidents, Massachusetts (MA)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 259. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 381 took place in 2005, and the least - 115 in 2014. The data has an increasing trend.


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

Pittsfield:	51.0
Dalton:	30.1
Adams:	73.1
North Adams:	26.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 5 minutes. This is higher compared to the Massachusetts median value.


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

Pittsfield:	5 minutes
Lenox:	3 minutes
Adams:	4 minutes
North Adams:	4 minutes
Great Barrington:	4 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 - 2 took place in 2018, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a growing trend. The average number of fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 10 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for fatalities per 1,000 fire incidents is growing. Compared to the Massachusetts value the number of deaths per 1,000 fire incidents is about the same.


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

Pittsfield:

1.8

Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 3. The highest number of reported casualties - 6 took place in 2004, and the lowest - 0 in 2012. The data has a rising trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fires is 12. This indicator was the highest - 30 in 2018, and the lowest 0 in 2012. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is increasing. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is about the same.



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

Pittsfield:	11.1
Lenox:	13.4
Adams:	18.2
North Adams:	13.6
Great Barrington:	8.2

27.5% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.5% in the evening. The most fires (16.2%) took place on Saturday, and the least (12.8%) on Thursday.
Based on the 4,403 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (15.3%) took place during April, and the least (4.6%) in February.
Out of all 42,603 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (48.8%), Hazardous Condition (14.7%), and Service Call (13.0%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Pittsfield, MA
• 20,77448.8%Rescue & EMS
• 6,28314.7%Hazardous Condition
• 5,52013.0%Service Call
• 4,40310.3%Fire
• 3,6678.6%False Alarm
• 1,8194.3%Good Intent Call
• 710.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.7%), and Outside Fires (37.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Pittsfield, MA
• 2,23450.7%Structure Fires
• 1,63537.1%Outside Fires
• 3337.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2014.6%Other