Community Assessment: Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company

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Last Updated: May 13, 2020, 2:47 p.m.

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Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

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Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

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Fire Risk

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Fire Spread Risk

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Death and Injury Risk

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Low: less than 25% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Medium: 25-75% of departments have a smaller risk value.

High: over 75% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Summary

Department Type

Volunteer

NFPA Region

Northeast

FDID

48017

State

Phone

(610) 694-0062

Fax

(610) 691-0711

Official Website

Estimations

Number of fires per year

Average since 2010

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Predicted

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Beyond room/floor

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Beyond structure

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Deaths & injuries per year

Average since 2010

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Predicted

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Description

The Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company fire department is a volunteer department located in the Northeast NFPA region and headquartered in Bethlehem, PA.

32,040

Protected Population

28.90mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

Annual structure fire counts for the Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company based on the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).

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1 Stations

Station Name	Address
Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company	1919 8th Street

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Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company

Bethlehem, PA, 18020

Weather Warning

Last Updated: May 13, 2020, 2:47 p.m.

Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

Summary

Estimations

Description

32,040

Protected Population

28.90mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

1 Stations

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