In 2025, fire departments serving Apollo responded to 86 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 70% of all calls.
May peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
541 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $4K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 161 | — | |
| 2022 | 85 | -47.2% | |
| 2023 | 111 | +30.6% | |
| 2024 | 98 | -11.7% | |
| 2025 | 86 | -12.2% |
For the 19 building fires Apollo departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 84 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 | 21 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 20 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 10.7% |
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 Apollo mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 16 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Match | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 10.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Apollo sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,890 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 260 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 32.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 173 | 23.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 173 | 37.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 152 | 27.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 106 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 33.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 90 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 41 | 44.1 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 Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Apollo. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
5 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Apollo.
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.