In 2025, fire departments serving Boonville responded to 48 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $170K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
297 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | — | |
| 2022 | 51 | -12.1% | |
| 2023 | 58 | +13.7% | |
| 2024 | 82 | +41.4% | |
| 2025 | 48 | -41.5% |
For the 4 building fires Boonville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 33 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 | Undetermined | 7 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 21.2% |
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 Boonville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Boonville departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $170,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Boonville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 21 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 641 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 75 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 65 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 47 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 39 | 6.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 10.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Smoking | 30 | 28.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 36.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Natural | 30 | 44.0 mi | |
| 1998 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 21 | 35.0 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13309 | 297 |
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Boonville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Boonville.
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.