In 2025, fire departments serving Brooklet responded to 73 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $60K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
378 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | — | |
| 2022 | 71 | +18.3% | |
| 2023 | 84 | +18.3% | |
| 2024 | 90 | +7.1% | |
| 2025 | 73 | -18.9% |
For the 7 building fires Brooklet departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 173 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 | 47 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 41 | 23.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Outside area, other | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 14 | 8.1% |
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 Brooklet mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 53.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 19 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Brooklet departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $59,700 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $17,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $6,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Brooklet sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 20,091 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4,035 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1,742 | 40.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1,245 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1,016 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 916 | 22.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 827 | 19.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 791 | 40.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 789 | 14.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 761 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 760 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 713 | 15.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 663 | 18.7 mi |
Top 10 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Georgia cities with population within ±25% of Brooklet. 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.