Wappingers Falls: Fire Incidents, New York (NY)
Where are fire incidents reported in Wappingers Falls, NY
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2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Incident types reported to NFIRS in Wappingers Falls, NY
- 3,80943.0%Rescue & EMS
- 1,60918.2%False Alarm
- 1,50617.0%Hazardous Condition
- 1,13112.8%Fire
- 4485.1%Good Intent Call
- 3053.4%Service Call
- 270.3%Overpressure Rupture
- 220.2%Severe Weather
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Wappingers Falls, NY
- 69261.2%Structure Fires
- 23921.1%Outside Fires
- 1089.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 928.1%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 67. The highest number of fire incidents - 144 took place in 2013, and the least - 6 in 2006. The data has a rising trend.The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Wappingers Falls, NY compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)
| Wappingers Falls: | 152.6 |
| Wappinger: | 5.2 |
| East Fishkill: | 0.9 |
| Poughkeepsie: | 271.6 |
| Beacon: | 38.4 |
| Newburgh: | 65.5 |
| Highland: | 51.9 |
| Fairview: | 1.8 |
| Lloyd: | 1.8 |
The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is higher than the state median value.The median response time in Wappingers Falls, NY compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Wappingers Falls: | 6 minutes |
| Fishkill: | 5 minutes |
| Hopewell Junction: | 9 minutes |
| Poughkeepsie: | 5 minutes |
| Beacon: | 3 minutes |
| Newburgh: | 3 minutes |
| New Windsor: | 7 minutes |
| Pleasant Valley: | 7 minutes |
| Hyde Park: | 7 minutes |
Based on the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 0. The highest number of injuries - 2 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 3. This indicator was the highest - 20 in 2016, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 fire incidents is constant. Compared to the state value the number of injuries per 1,000 fires is much lower.Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Wappingers Falls, NY compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)
| Wappingers Falls: | 4.4 |
| Fishkill: | 0.0 |
| Hopewell Junction: | 1.0 |
| Poughkeepsie: | 10.0 |
| Beacon: | 5.5 |
| Newburgh: | 1.0 |
| New Windsor: | 9.9 |
| Pleasant Valley: | 17.2 |
| Hyde Park: | 1.8 |
34.3% incidents where reported in the morning and 65.7% in the evening. The most fires (15.5%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (13.4%) on Monday.
Based on the 1,131 fires from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (10.9%) took place during April, and the least (5.3%) in December.
Out of all 8,862 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (43.0%), False Alarm (18.2%), and Hazardous Condition (17.0%).
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (61.2%), and Outside Fires (21.1%).