In 2025, fire departments serving Antwerp responded to 21 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 62% of all calls.
Feb peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
89 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $5K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 18 | +20.0% | |
| 2023 | 24 | +33.3% | |
| 2024 | 11 | -54.2% | |
| 2025 | 21 | +90.9% |
For the 5 building fires Antwerp departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 8 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 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 12.5% |
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 Antwerp mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 12.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Antwerp sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 22 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 866 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 76 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 75 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 68 | 15.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 66 | 11.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 39 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 45.8 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 29 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23 | 13.9 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13608 | 89 |
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Antwerp. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Antwerp.
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.