In 2025, fire departments serving Bradley responded to 18 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 89% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
122 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $56K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | 33 | +6.5% | |
| 2023 | 19 | -42.4% | |
| 2024 | 21 | +10.5% | |
| 2025 | 18 | -14.3% |
For the 0 building fires Bradley departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 40 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 | 25 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 2.5% |
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 Bradley mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 85.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bradley departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bradley sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 65,038 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,832 | 48.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 4,637 | 19.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,706 | 20.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,484 | 16.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,358 | 10.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,328 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Fireworks | 3,186 | 30.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,171 | 24.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,082 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,859 | 17.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,533 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,250 | 39.9 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 West Virginia cities with population within ±25% of Bradley. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Bradley.
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.