In 2025, fire departments serving Beulaville responded to 111 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $55K 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 65% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
594 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $633K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | — | |
| 2022 | 160 | +46.8% | |
| 2023 | 95 | -40.6% | |
| 2024 | 119 | +25.3% | |
| 2025 | 111 | -6.7% |
For the 20 building fires Beulaville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 264 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 | 69 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 44 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 37 | 14.0% |
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 Beulaville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 57.6% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 34 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 25 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Beulaville departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Beulaville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 105,178 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Natural | 31,140 | 26.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 24,600 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 21,331 | 42.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,400 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2,727 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 2,660 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,084 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,533 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,327 | 45.9 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 1,300 | 14.9 mi | |
| 1993 | Natural | 1,216 | 26.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,157 | 44.4 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 North Carolina cities with population within ±25% of Beulaville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Beulaville.
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.