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Pompton Lakes: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 16. The highest number of fires - 32 took place in 2017, and the least - 2 in 2010. The data has a decreasing trend.

The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Pompton Lakes, NJ compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
Pompton Lakes:	14.9
Bloomingdale:	25.3
Wanaque:	16.9
Butler:	16.5
Oakland:	19.9
Franklin Lakes:	20.3
Wayne:	12.5
Kinnelon:	32.8
Lincoln Park:	7.6

According to the reports from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire-related yearly casualties is 0. The highest number of reported casualties - 1 took place in 2011, and the lowest - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend.
30.2% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.8% in the evening. The most fires (19.4%) took place on Friday, and the least (11.2%) on Tuesday.
According to the 242 fires from years 2004 - 2018 most fires (14.0%) took place during May, and the least (5.0%) in June.
Out of all 1,349 cases reported during the years 2004 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (33.8%), False Alarm (27.3%), and Fire (17.9%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Pompton Lakes, NJ
• 45633.8%Hazardous Condition
• 36827.3%False Alarm
• 24217.9%Fire
• 1269.3%Good Intent Call
• 856.3%Service Call
• 695.1%Rescue & EMS
• 20.1%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (51.7%), and Outside Fires (35.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Pompton Lakes, NJ
• 12551.7%Structure Fires
• 8635.5%Outside Fires
• 208.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 114.5%Other