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Fire Incidents in Baltimore, Maryland (MD)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Baltimore, Maryland (MD). We analyzed the annual National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release files provided by the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Data Center (NFDC) to get this data. Please note, this isn't a fire census. The input from the fire departments may contain human error but the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough to make reasonable interferences.

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Fire Incident Data for Baltimore, Maryland (MD)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for Baltimore in Maryland (MD). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in Baltimore

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreAct of nature121315
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreCause under investigation1114269
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreCause undetermined after investigation1628690
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreCause0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreFailure of equipment or heat source991122142
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreIntentional3436240
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreUnintentional21525623166

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Baltimore

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreDebris0002
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreEquipment0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreIncendiary0001
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreMisuse of fire0001
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreNatural source0001
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreOpen/outdoor fire0001
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreOther cause0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreSmoking0001
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreStructure (exposure)0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreUndetermined00014

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Baltimore

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreAttention/sympathy0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreAuto theft concealment0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreDomestic violence0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreFireplay/curiosity0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreInsurance fraud0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreIntimidation0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreOther motivation0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimorePersonal0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreSuicide0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Baltimore

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreExtended family0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreFoster parents0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreNo Family Unit0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreOther family type0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreSingle parent family0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreTwo parent family0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Baltimore

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreDeath0003
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreLife threatening0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreMinor0101
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreModerate0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreSevere0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Baltimore

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreDeath0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreLife threatening0003
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreMinor0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreModerate0000
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreSevere0001
Maryland (MD)BaltimoreUndetermined0000

Where is Fire Incident Data Coming From? NFIRS

The NFIRS is a reporting standard that fire departments use to uniformly report on the full range of their activities, from fire to emergency medical services (EMS) to equipment involved in the response.

Anyone analyzing the NFIRS data should note that NFIRS is neither a random sample nor a census of fire incidents or casualties in the United States. As such, the analyst may not accurately make estimates of total fires, fire losses, or fire casualties in the United States from NFIRS data alone. Similarly, statistical means (averages) or standard error measurements taken from NFIRS describe the population of fire incidents related to fire departments that participate in NFIRS but do not describe the population of fire incidents in the Nation as a whole. However, the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough that reasonable inferences can be made that the proportions of fires in NFIRS are similar to the true national measurements.