In 2025, fire departments serving Bartlett responded to 65 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
346 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $5.9M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | — | |
| 2022 | 78 | +14.7% | |
| 2023 | 89 | +14.1% | |
| 2024 | 46 | -48.3% | |
| 2025 | 65 | +41.3% |
For the 6 building fires Bartlett departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 83 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 | Other | 37 | 44.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 15.7% |
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 Bartlett mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 44.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 1.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bartlett departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $441,500 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $195,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $3,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,266 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bartlett sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,596 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 329 | 5.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 275 | 20.5 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 139 | 1.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 100 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 | 27.4 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 64 | 40.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 11.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 51 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 28.8 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New Hampshire cities with population within ±25% of Bartlett. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.