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Bureau of Fire Investigations - Fire Causes

Findings of investigations by the Bureau of Fire Investigations.

This data lists the causes of fires found by the Bureau of Fire Investigations. Each record represents a fire related incident investigated by BFI. This dataset contains only closed and completed cases.

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2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77415 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T00:20:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77415
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T00:20:00.000
Borough
Staten Island
Battalion
21
Community District
1
Precinct
120
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary - Combustible Material
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 10099 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T00:23:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
10099
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T00:23:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
10
Community District
8
Precinct
19
Incident Classification
Outside Rubbish
Cause Fire Description
Smoking (Cigarette/Cigar)
Fire Code Category
Smoking
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 40152 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T02:59:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
40152
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T02:59:00.000
Borough
Queens
Battalion
47
Community District
14
Precinct
101
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary - Combustible Material
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 20111 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T04:55:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
20111
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T04:55:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
15
Community District
12
Precinct
47
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary - Combustible Material
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 10100 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T05:43:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
10100
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T05:43:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
9
Community District
4
Precinct
18
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Smoking (Cigarette/Cigar)
Fire Code Category
Smoking
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77419 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T06:34:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77419
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T06:34:00.000
Borough
Queens
Battalion
49
Community District
1
Precinct
114
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Preliminary Investigation Only
Fire Code Category
Other
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77418 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T06:51:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77418
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T06:51:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
4
Community District
3
Precinct
9
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Preliminary Investigation Only
Fire Code Category
Other
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 60133 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T07:23:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
60133
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T07:23:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
18
Community District
9
Precinct
43
Incident Classification
Burn Notification
Cause Fire Description
Albany Burn Notif. Unrelated to a Fire/Explosion
Fire Code Category
Other
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 40153 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T07:27:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
40153
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T07:27:00.000
Borough
Queens
Battalion
50
Community District
12
Precinct
103
Incident Classification
PD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Permanent Heater - Electric
Fire Code Category
Heaters
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77414 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T07:31:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77414
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T07:31:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
3
Community District
9
Precinct
43
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 10101 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T09:09:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
10101
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T09:09:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
6
Community District
3
Precinct
9
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Smoking (Cigarette/Cigar)
Fire Code Category
Smoking
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 10102 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T11:05:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
10102
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T11:05:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
13
Community District
12
Precinct
34
Incident Classification
Religious Structure
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 40154 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T11:46:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
40154
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T11:46:00.000
Borough
Queens
Battalion
47
Community District
14
Precinct
100
Incident Classification
PD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Electrical Wiring
Fire Code Category
Electrical
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 70093 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T14:41:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
70093
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T14:41:00.000
Borough
Queens
Battalion
50
Community District
8
Precinct
107
Incident Classification
Vehicle
Cause Fire Description
Vehicle Wiring
Fire Code Category
Electrical
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77417 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T16:51:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77417
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T16:51:00.000
Borough
Brooklyn
Battalion
41
Community District
12
Precinct
66
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Preliminary Investigation Only
Fire Code Category
Other
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 60134 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T18:13:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
60134
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T18:13:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
15
Community District
12
Precinct
47
Incident Classification
Burn Notification
Cause Fire Description
Albany Burn Notif. Unrelated to a Fire/Explosion
Fire Code Category
Other
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 20112 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T18:38:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
20112
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T18:38:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
14
Community District
1
Precinct
40
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Torch - Legal Use of
Fire Code Category
Open Flame
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 10103 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T19:11:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
10103
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T19:11:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
10
Community District
8
Precinct
19
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Stove/Cooking - Electric
Fire Code Category
Cooking Carelessness
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77413 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T21:01:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77413
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T21:01:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
12
Community District
11
Precinct
25
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Clothes Dryer - Natural Gas
Fire Code Category
Appliances
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77416 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T21:26:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77416
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T21:26:00.000
Borough
Brooklyn
Battalion
43
Community District
15
Precinct
61
Incident Classification
PD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Clothes Dryer - Natural Gas
Fire Code Category
Appliances
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 10104 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T21:28:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
10104
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T21:28:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
9
Community District
5
Precinct
18
Incident Classification
Hotel
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary - Combustible Material
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 10105 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T22:26:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
10105
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T22:26:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
9
Community District
4
Precinct
14
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Candle
Fire Code Category
Open Flame
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 30182 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-27T23:03:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
30182
Incident Datetime
2016-02-27T23:03:00.000
Borough
Brooklyn
Battalion
41
Community District
14
Precinct
67
Incident Classification
PD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Electrical Wiring
Fire Code Category
Electrical
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 60117 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T00:01:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
60117
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T00:01:00.000
Borough
Queens
Battalion
51
Community District
10
Precinct
106
Incident Classification
Burn Notification (Albany)
Cause Fire Description
Albany Burn Notif. Unrelated to a Fire/Explosion
Fire Code Category
Other
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77422 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T00:32:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77422
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T00:32:00.000
Borough
Queens
Battalion
50
Community District
8
Precinct
107
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Smoking (Cigarette/Cigar)
Fire Code Category
Smoking
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 70102 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T02:16:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
70102
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T02:16:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
13
Community District
12
Precinct
34
Incident Classification
Vehicle
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary - Combustible Material
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 70096 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T02:16:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
70096
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T02:16:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
13
Community District
12
Precinct
34
Incident Classification
Vehicle
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary - Combustible Material
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77423 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T02:20:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77423
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T02:20:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
11
Community District
9
Precinct
26
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Power Strip
Fire Code Category
Electrical
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 20113 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T05:07:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
20113
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T05:07:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
20
Community District
9
Precinct
43
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary - Combustible Material
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 60135 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T07:25:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
60135
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T07:25:00.000
Borough
Staten Island
Battalion
23
Community District
3
Precinct
123
Incident Classification
Burn Notification
Cause Fire Description
Albany Burn Notif. Related to a Previous BFI Inv.
Fire Code Category
Other
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 50042 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T07:25:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
50042
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T07:25:00.000
Borough
Staten Island
Battalion
23
Community District
3
Precinct
123
Incident Classification
PD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Electrical Wiring
Fire Code Category
Electrical
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 20114 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T13:19:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
20114
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T13:19:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
14
Community District
1
Precinct
41
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Smoking (Cigarette/Cigar)
Fire Code Category
Smoking
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77420 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T15:30:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77420
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T15:30:00.000
Borough
Brooklyn
Battalion
41
Community District
14
Precinct
70
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Smoking (Cigarette/Cigar)
Fire Code Category
Smoking
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77421 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T15:50:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77421
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T15:50:00.000
Borough
Brooklyn
Battalion
42
Community District
11
Precinct
62
Incident Classification
Other
Cause Fire Description
Other - Open Flame
Fire Code Category
Open Flame
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 20115 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T16:21:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
20115
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T16:21:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
18
Community District
6
Precinct
48
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Clothes Dryer - Natural Gas
Fire Code Category
Appliances
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77469 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T17:05:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77469
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T17:05:00.000
Borough
Queens
Battalion
51
Community District
5
Precinct
104
Incident Classification
Other
Cause Fire Description
Other - No Fire
Fire Code Category
No Fire
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77427 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T17:18:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77427
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T17:18:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
27
Community District
7
Precinct
52
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Preliminary Investigation Only
Fire Code Category
Other
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 20116 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T19:41:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
20116
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T19:41:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
27
Community District
7
Precinct
52
Incident Classification
Brush
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary - Combustible Material
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77426 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T20:28:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77426
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T20:28:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
27
Community District
7
Precinct
52
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Preliminary Investigation Only
Fire Code Category
Other
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 50043 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T20:53:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
50043
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T20:53:00.000
Borough
Staten Island
Battalion
21
Community District
2
Precinct
122
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 60116 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T21:00:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
60116
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T21:00:00.000
Borough
Manhattan
Battalion
13
Community District
12
Precinct
34
Incident Classification
Burn Notification (Albany)
Cause Fire Description
Albany Burn Notif. Unrelated to a Fire/Explosion
Fire Code Category
Other
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 70098 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T22:00:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
70098
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T22:00:00.000
Borough
Brooklyn
Battalion
41
Community District
14
Precinct
67
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 30183 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T22:00:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
30183
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T22:00:00.000
Borough
Brooklyn
Battalion
41
Community District
14
Precinct
67
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary - Combustible Material
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 30184 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T22:05:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
30184
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T22:05:00.000
Borough
Brooklyn
Battalion
38
Community District
8
Precinct
77
Incident Classification
Public Structure
Cause Fire Description
Incendiary - Combustible Material
Fire Code Category
Incendiary
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77425 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T22:26:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77425
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T22:26:00.000
Borough
Brooklyn
Battalion
44
Community District
16
Precinct
73
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Preliminary Investigation Only
Fire Code Category
Other
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 30185 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-28T23:56:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
30185
Incident Datetime
2016-02-28T23:56:00.000
Borough
Brooklyn
Battalion
48
Community District
12
Precinct
72
Incident Classification
PD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Clothes Dryer - Natural Gas
Fire Code Category
Appliances
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 30186 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-29T00:43:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
30186
Incident Datetime
2016-02-29T00:43:00.000
Borough
Brooklyn
Battalion
57
Community District
3
Precinct
79
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Food on the Stove
Fire Code Category
Cooking Carelessness
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 20117 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-29T02:18:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
20117
Incident Datetime
2016-02-29T02:18:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
26
Community District
3
Precinct
41
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Other - Electrical
Fire Code Category
Electrical
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 40155 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-29T08:43:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
40155
Incident Datetime
2016-02-29T08:43:00.000
Borough
Queens
Battalion
54
Community District
12
Precinct
113
Incident Classification
PD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Electrical Wiring
Fire Code Category
Electrical
2016
Case Year: 2016 • Case Number: 77428 • Incident Datetime: 2016-02-29T09:31:00.000
Case Year
2016
Case Number
77428
Incident Datetime
2016-02-29T09:31:00.000
Borough
Bronx
Battalion
26
Community District
1
Precinct
40
Incident Classification
MD Residential Structure
Cause Fire Description
Smoking (Cigarette/Cigar)
Fire Code Category
Smoking
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