Connecticut Fire Department Incidents with NFIRS Codes

NFIRS data from Connecticut details fire department responses from 2012 to 2022, including fire, EMS, hazardous material, and false alarm incidents. The dataset includes columns for incident location, property use, casualties, resource deployment, and loss estimates. Data is voluntarily reported by fire departments to the national NFIRS program and released yearly by data.ct.gov with a considerable delay.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of incidents using Census Tract, Incident City, and Incident Street Address columns.
• Model property loss predictors from Property Value, Contents Value, Property Loss, and Contents Loss fields.
• Assess resource deployment efficiency by correlating Number of Suppression Personnel and Number of EMS Apparatus with Incident Type codes.
• Track firefighter and civilian safety trends using Fire Service Injuries, Other Fire Injuries, and Fire Service Deaths columns.
• Categorize call types and false alarms using the detailed NFIRS Incidence Type Code and Series classifications.

Strengths

• 11-year temporal coverage from 2012 to 2022.
• Includes over 30 specific columns detailing location, casualties, resources, and losses.
• Follows the standardized National Fire Department Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) schema.

Limitations

• Voluntary reporting leads to potential incomplete coverage of all incidents.
• Data releases have a considerable delay, limiting real-time analysis.
• Incident type coverage varies by year, with only certain Series included in early years (2012-2015).

Provenance

Source

National Fire Department Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), aggregated by data.ct.gov.

Collection Method

Voluntarily reported by Connecticut fire departments to NFIRS.

Time Range

2012-2022

Freshness

Yearly releases with considerable delay; last updated February 2025.

Geography

State of Connecticut, USA.