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Fire Incidents in Salisbury, Maryland (MD)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, Maryland (MD)

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

Fire Incident Causes in Salisbury

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)SalisburyAct of nature0210
Maryland (MD)SalisburyCause under investigation10293111
Maryland (MD)SalisburyCause undetermined after investigation8543
Maryland (MD)SalisburyCause2000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyFailure of equipment or heat source211138
Maryland (MD)SalisburyIntentional1322
Maryland (MD)SalisburyUnintentional19374021

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Salisbury

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)SalisburyDebris1311
Maryland (MD)SalisburyEquipment0010
Maryland (MD)SalisburyIncendiary0110
Maryland (MD)SalisburyMisuse of fire0331
Maryland (MD)SalisburyNatural source1221
Maryland (MD)SalisburyOpen/outdoor fire0574
Maryland (MD)SalisburyOther cause3131
Maryland (MD)SalisburySmoking2458
Maryland (MD)SalisburyStructure (exposure)0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyUndetermined7213212

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Salisbury

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)SalisburyAttention/sympathy0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyAuto theft concealment0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyDomestic violence0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyFireplay/curiosity0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyInsurance fraud0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyIntimidation0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyOther motivation0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyPersonal0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburySuicide0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Salisbury

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)SalisburyExtended family0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyFoster parents0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyNo Family Unit0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyOther family type0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburySingle parent family0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyTwo parent family0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Salisbury

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)SalisburyDeath0110
Maryland (MD)SalisburyLife threatening0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyMinor0230
Maryland (MD)SalisburyModerate0110
Maryland (MD)SalisburySEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburySevere0100
Maryland (MD)SalisburyUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Salisbury

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Maryland (MD)SalisburyDeath0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyLife threatening0100
Maryland (MD)SalisburyMinor0000
Maryland (MD)SalisburyModerate0110
Maryland (MD)SalisburySevere0111
Maryland (MD)SalisburyUndetermined0000

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.