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Potsdam: 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 31. The highest number of reported fires - 48 took place in 2002, and the least - 19 in 2011. The data has a decreasing trend.


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

Potsdam:	25.3
Canton:	50.5
Massena:	4.7
Ogdensburg:	35.5
Malone:	78.4
Saranac Lake:	38.2
Wilna:	1.6
North Elba:	1.1

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 4 minutes. This is about the same as the state median value.


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

Potsdam:	4 minutes
Ogdensburg:	3 minutes
Malone:	9 minutes

34.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 66.0% in the evening. The most fires (17.3%) took place on Monday, and the least (12.8%) on Sunday.
Based on the 533 fire incidents from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (17.8%) took place during April, and the least (5.3%) in December.
Out of all 4,912 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: False Alarm (30.0%), Rescue & EMS (28.5%), and Hazardous Condition (17.6%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Potsdam, NY
• 1,47530.0%False Alarm
• 1,39928.5%Rescue & EMS
• 86417.6%Hazardous Condition
• 53310.9%Fire
• 3106.3%Service Call
• 2705.5%Good Intent Call
• 340.7%Special Incident
• 150.3%Severe Weather
• 120.2%Overpressure Rupture
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (57.0%), and Outside Fires (32.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Potsdam, NY
• 30457.0%Structure Fires
• 17332.5%Outside Fires
• 5510.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 10.2%Other