NFIRS Data Quality Report
Data Quality Details By State and Department
Excludes Abbreviated Reporting Incidents		 August 19, 2005
1:49 PM
2004 NFIRS Data
United States Fire Administration
National Fire Data Center
WHERE: State = 'RI'
Rhode Island
North Scitate Fire Dept.
- 03003 -
(3 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 100 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 33.33
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 100
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 100 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 100
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 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 = 5.33
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 7.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.33
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
Rhode Island
Oakland/Mapleville Fire Dept.
- 00304 -
(8 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 12.5 N/A
Property Loss 75 25 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 50
Heat Source 0 0 50
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 50 0 50
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 50
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 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 = 4.38
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.50
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.88
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 2
Rhode Island
Bristol Fire Dept.
- 00200 -
(39 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 7.69 N/A
Property Loss 64.1 35.9 N/A
Property Use* 0 2.56 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 11.76
Heat Source 0 11.76 52.94
Item First Ignited 0 5.88 23.53
Ignition Factor #1 41.18 23.53 5.88
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 5.88
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 52.94 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 11.76 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 2.57
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.35
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.74
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 17
Rhode Island
Central Falls Fire Dept.
- 00400 -
(41 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 4.88 N/A
Property Loss 9.76 63.41 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 10 15
Heat Source 0 5 65
Item First Ignited 0 5 45
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 5
Cause of Ignition N/A 10 (under investigation) 55
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 95 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 85 0 5
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 5 30 (G)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 2.35
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.15
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.15
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 20
Rhode Island
Providence Fire Dept.
- 02800 -
(498 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 8.43 N/A
Property Loss 0 80.52 N/A
Property Use* 2.81 1.81 0.4
Area of Fire Origin 0 0.4 11.2
Heat Source 0 7.6 58.4
Item First Ignited 0 7.6 46
Ignition Factor #1 0 3.6 5.6
Cause of Ignition N/A 12 (under investigation) 17.6
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0.4 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 98.8 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0.8 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 1.83
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 2.69
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.13
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 250
Rhode Island
Narragansett Fire Dept.
- 02000 -
(46 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 6.52 N/A
Property Loss 36.96 43.48 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 3.45 27.59
Item First Ignited 0 10.34 24.14
Ignition Factor #1 34.48 6.9 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 13.79 (under investigation) 17.24
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 75.86 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 3.45 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 1.81
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.14
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.43
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 29
Rhode Island
Warwick Fire Dept.
- 03500 -
(11 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 100 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 60
Item First Ignited 0 0 30
Ignition Factor #1 10 0 30
Cause of Ignition N/A 20 (under investigation) 10
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 50 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 = 1.60
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 3.10
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 10
Rhode Island
Cumberland Fire Dist.
- 00802 -
(13 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 46.15 53.85 N/A
Property Use* 0 7.69 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 16.67
Item First Ignited 0 0 16.67
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 16.67
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 66.67 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 = 0.87
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 1.17
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.54
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 6
Rhode Island
Lonsdale Fire Dist.
- 01704 -
(3 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 66.67 33.33 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 0
Item First Ignited 0 0 0
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 100
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 0 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 = 0.67
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 1.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.67
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
Rhode Island
Middletown Fire Dept.
- 01900 -
(4 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 25 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 0
Item First Ignited 0 0 33.33
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (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 = 0.33
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 1.33
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 3
Rhode Island
Harris Hose Co. #1
- 00302 -
(21 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 14.29 N/A
Property Loss 14.29 85.71 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 0
Item First Ignited 0 0 0
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 66.67
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 0 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 = 0.29
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 0.67
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.29
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 3
National
(669,135 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 5.65 N/A
Property Loss 33.24 42.43 N/A
Property Use* 2.45 1.81 3.18
Area of Fire Origin 1.78 2.51 12.04
Heat Source 1.47 4.76 36.92
Item First Ignited 1.57 5.07 34.34
Ignition Factor #1 21.67 2.02 12.27
Cause of Ignition N/A 8.21 (under investigation) 19.62
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0.43 2.73
Human Factors Contributing #1 25.88 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 76.5 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 54.96 0.37 3.2
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires DQ Flag
Casualties 2.21 1.31 (G)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 2.14
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 2.22
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 2.89
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.46
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 429,583