In 2025, fire departments serving Amelia responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 73% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
129 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $907K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | 28 | -9.7% | |
| 2023 | 20 | -28.6% | |
| 2024 | 28 | +40.0% | |
| 2025 | 22 | -21.4% |
For the 1 building fires Amelia departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 53 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 | Undetermined | 11 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 17.0% |
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 Amelia mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 54.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Amelia departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Amelia sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 6 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 815 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 614 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 70 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 47 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 19 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 49.6 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Louisiana cities with population within ±25% of Amelia. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.