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Voorhees: Fire Incidents, New Jersey (NJ)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 114. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 182 took place in 2007, and the least - 54 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is similar to the state median value.


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

Voorhees:	6 minutes
Somerset:	8 minutes
New Brunswick:	3 minutes
Highland Park:	2 minutes
East Brunswick:	5 minutes
Monmouth Junction:	6 minutes
South Plainfield:	4 minutes
Sayreville:	5 minutes
Somerville:	3 minutes

Based on the reports from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of injuries - 2 took place in 2008, and the lowest - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend. The average number of injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is 2. This indicator was the highest - 13 in 2008, and the lowest 0 in 2003. The trend for casualties per 1,000 fires is constant. Compared to the New Jersey value the number of casualties per 1,000 incidents is much lower.



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

Voorhees:	2.7
Somerset:	5.0
New Brunswick:	11.6
Highland Park:	7.3
East Brunswick:	7.0
Monmouth Junction:	15.6
South Plainfield:	21.8
Sayreville:	17.3
Somerville:	6.1

30.6% incidents where reported in the morning and 69.4% in the evening. The most fires (16.1%) took place on Wednesday, and the least (12.3%) on Sunday.
According to the 1,824 reports from years 2003 - 2018 most fires (11.8%) took place during April, and the least (6.2%) in December.
Out of all 9,872 cases reported during the years 2003 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Hazardous Condition (23.6%), False Alarm (21.9%), and Fire (18.5%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Voorhees, NJ
• 2,33023.6%Hazardous Condition
• 2,15821.9%False Alarm
• 1,82418.5%Fire
• 1,72217.4%Rescue & EMS
• 8548.7%Service Call
• 7988.1%Good Intent Call
• 1291.3%Severe Weather
• 390.4%Overpressure Rupture
• 180.2%Special Incident
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (63.3%), and Outside Fires (24.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Voorhees, NJ
• 1,15463.3%Structure Fires
• 44424.3%Outside Fires
• 1528.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 744.1%Other