In 2025, fire departments serving Annville responded to 57 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 81% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
340 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $6.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | — | |
| 2022 | 84 | +27.3% | |
| 2023 | 68 | -19.0% | |
| 2024 | 65 | -4.4% | |
| 2025 | 57 | -12.3% |
For the 14 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 58 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 22.4% |
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 | 28 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.7% |
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. 3,880 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 935 | 11.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 282 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 263 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 193 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 184 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 168 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 11.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 9.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 74 | 15.9 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 Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Annville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
3 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Annville.
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.