NFIRS Data Quality Report
Data Quality Details By State and Department
Excludes Abbreviated Reporting Incidents		 August 19, 2005
1:32 PM
2004 NFIRS Data
United States Fire Administration
National Fire Data Center
WHERE: State = 'MA'
Massachusetts
SHEFFIELD
- 03267 -
(2 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 50 N/A
Property Loss 0 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 100
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 100 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.50
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.50
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
Massachusetts
MONROE
- 11190 -
(1 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 100
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 100
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
Massachusetts
BECKET
- 03022 -
(2 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 100
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 50
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 50
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 2
Massachusetts
MIDDLEFIELD
- 15183 -
(1 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 100
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 100
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
Massachusetts
MATTAPOISETT
- 23173 -
(22 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 54.55 N/A
Property Loss 90.91 9.09 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 4.55
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 10
Heat Source 0 0 70
Item First Ignited 0 0 80
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 30 (under investigation) 30
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.70
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.20
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.50
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 10
Massachusetts
CUMMINGTON
- 15069 -
(3 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 0 N/A
Property Use* 33.33 33.33 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 33.33
Heat Source 0 0 66.67
Item First Ignited 0 0 66.67
Ignition Factor #1 66.67 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 33.33 (under investigation) 33.33
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 66.67 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 33.33 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.67
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 4.67
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.67
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 3
Massachusetts
WEST STOCKBRIDGE
- 03326 -
(13 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 61.54 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 50
Heat Source 0 0 50
Item First Ignited 0 0 50
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 25 (under investigation) 25
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 50 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.62
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 2.50
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.62
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 4
Massachusetts
EAST BROOKFIELD
- 27084 -
(13 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 15.38 N/A
Property Loss 84.62 15.38 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 25 0
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 0
Ignition Factor #1 25 0 50
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 50
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 25 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.50
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.75
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 4
Massachusetts
LANESBOROUGH
- 03148 -
(18 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 38.89 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 5.56 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 9.09
Heat Source 0 63.64 9.09
Item First Ignited 0 0 36.36
Ignition Factor #1 45.45 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 18.18 (under investigation) 18.18
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 81.82 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 9.09 0 (G)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.44
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.82
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.44
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 11
Massachusetts
WESTFORD
- 17330 -
(30 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 16.67 N/A
Property Loss 0 83.33 N/A
Property Use* 10 0 3.33
Area of Fire Origin 0 7.69 30.77
Heat Source 0 7.69 69.23
Item First Ignited 0 7.69 61.54
Ignition Factor #1 0 7.69 15.38
Cause of Ignition N/A 7.69 (under investigation) 84.62
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 7.69 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 92.31 0 7.69
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 7.69 0 (G)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.38
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 4.15
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.30
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 13
Massachusetts
DENNIS
- 01075 -
(108 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 25.93 N/A
Property Loss 93.52 0.93 N/A
Property Use* 5.56 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 11.48 1.64
Heat Source 0 6.56 39.34
Item First Ignited 0 8.2 50.82
Ignition Factor #1 52.46 1.64 8.2
Cause of Ignition N/A 14.75 (under investigation) 14.75
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 1.64
Human Factors Contributing #1 65.57 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 98.36 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 90.16 0 1.64
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 9.84 4.92 (G)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.36
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.77
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.25
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 61
Massachusetts
WORCESTER
- 27348 -
(3,215 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 74.77 N/A
Property Loss 0 93.16 N/A
Property Use* 0 0.03 81.12
Area of Fire Origin 0 2.88 7.12
Heat Source 0 4.04 46.54
Item First Ignited 0 4.23 24.81
Ignition Factor #1 22.69 4.23 26.54
Cause of Ignition N/A 19.23 (under investigation) 14.81
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 77.69 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 99.81 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 0 0.96
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 7.5 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.34
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.56
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.56
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 520
Massachusetts
SALISBURY
- 09259 -
(20 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 25 N/A
Property Loss 0 75 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 7.69 46.15
Heat Source 0 7.69 84.62
Item First Ignited 0 0 84.62
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation)