In 2025, fire departments serving Celina responded to 24 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K 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 71% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
104 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $2.1M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | +66.7% | |
| 2023 | 15 | -40.0% | |
| 2024 | 25 | +66.7% | |
| 2025 | 24 | -4.0% |
For the 8 building fires Celina 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 | 13 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Escalator - exterior, interior | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Technical processing areas, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Structural area, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 12.1% |
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 Celina mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 57.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Celina departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $207,200 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $12,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Celina sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 28,816 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,646 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,398 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,925 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,214 | 25.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,536 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,088 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,000 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 960 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 940 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 845 | 26.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 800 | 21.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 787 | 33.2 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Tennessee cities with population within ±25% of Celina. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
3 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Celina.
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.