In 2025, fire departments serving Camp Hill responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K 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 82% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
65 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $300K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | 11 | — | |
| 2023 | 8 | -27.3% | |
| 2024 | 18 | +125.0% | |
| 2025 | 22 | +22.2% |
* Well below Camp Hill's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 6 building fires Camp Hill departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 13 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 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 7.7% |
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 Camp Hill mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Camp Hill departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Camp Hill sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 17,526 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,108 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,229 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,066 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,005 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 988 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 932 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 615 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 570 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 504 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 481 | 21.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 480 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 450 | 31.9 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Alabama cities with population within ±25% of Camp Hill. 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.