In 2025, fire departments serving Avondale responded to 12 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 92% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
61 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | — | |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 10 | -9.1% | |
| 2024 | 17 | +70.0% | |
| 2025 | 12 | -29.4% |
For the 6 building fires Avondale departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 5 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
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 Avondale mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 20.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Avondale sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 11,416 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,107 | 48.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,535 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 765 | 50.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 26.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 569 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 522 | 37.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 470 | 18.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 390 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 273 | 37.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 250 | 25.7 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 Avondale. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Avondale.
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.