In 2025, fire departments serving Bainbridge responded to 16 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
115 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | — | |
| 2022 | 15 | -54.5% | |
| 2023 | 25 | +66.7% | |
| 2024 | 26 | +4.0% | |
| 2025 | 16 | -38.5% |
For the 1 building fires Bainbridge departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 27 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 | Outside area, other | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Incinerator area | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Structural area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 29.6% |
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 Bainbridge mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bainbridge sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,972 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 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 193 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 25.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 74 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 72 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 59 | 31.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 54 | 46.7 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 Bainbridge. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Bainbridge.
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.