In 2025, fire departments serving Annville responded to 18 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
78 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $2.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 4 | — | |
| 2022 | 19 | — | |
| 2023 | 14 | -26.3% | |
| 2024 | 23 | +64.3% | |
| 2025 | 18 | -21.7% |
* Well below Annville's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 8 building fires Annville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 65 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 | 30 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 9.2% |
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 Annville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 87.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Annville departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Annville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 69,708 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,700 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,070 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,860 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,675 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,539 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3,500 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,406 | 14.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 | 46.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,000 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,000 | 20.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2,850 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,537 | 35.2 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Kentucky cities with population within ±25% of Annville. 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.