In 2025, fire departments serving Albion responded to 86 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
665 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | — | |
| 2022 | 148 | +29.8% | |
| 2023 | 153 | +3.4% | |
| 2024 | 164 | +7.2% | |
| 2025 | 86 | -47.6% |
For the 14 building fires Albion departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 78 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 15 | 19.2% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Albion mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 15 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Candle | 1 | 1.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Albion departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Albion sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 13 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 433 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Smoking | 145 | 26.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 88 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 42 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 16 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 14 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 14 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 | 49.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 11 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 | 17.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 10 | 39.3 mi |
Top 6 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Albion. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
3 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Albion.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.