In 2025, fire departments serving Barton responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $120K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
53 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $272K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | 8 | +14.3% | |
| 2023 | 9 | +12.5% | |
| 2024 | 19 | +111.1% | |
| 2025 | 10 | -47.4% |
For the 5 building fires Barton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 18 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 | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 16.7% |
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 Barton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Barton departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Barton sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,656 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Natural | 161 | 44.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 130 | 39.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 102 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 95 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 93 | 43.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 85 | 0.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 73 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Smoking | 62 | 44.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 45.9 mi | |
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 53 | 32.0 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 New York cities with population within ±25% of Barton. 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.