In 2025, fire departments serving Camp Hill responded to 108 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
809 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $156K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 166 | — | |
| 2022 | 162 | -2.4% | |
| 2023 | 168 | +3.7% | |
| 2024 | 205 | +22.0% | |
| 2025 | 108 | -47.3% |
For the 22 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 153 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 28 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 14 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 32 | 20.9% |
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 | 74 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Chemical reaction | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 16 | 10.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Camp Hill sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
5 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 1 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 0 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 1 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,342 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 935 | 20.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 193 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 16.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 74 | 26.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 72 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 70 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 70 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 59 | 24.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 | 22.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 54 | 39.9 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 Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Camp Hill. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
3 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Camp Hill.
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.