In 2025, fire departments serving Central Islip responded to 77 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Incomplete 2025 data. Central Islip's departments reported 77 incidents to NFIRS for 2025, against about 217 in a typical year, so 2025 figures on this page undercount. The 2021–2025 totals are the better guide.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,084 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 223 | — | |
| 2022 | 248 | +11.2% | |
| 2023 | 301 | +21.4% | |
| 2024 | 235 | -21.9% | |
| 2025* | 77 | — |
* Well below Central Islip'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 11 building fires Central Islip departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 157 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 | 107 | 68.2% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Service facilities, other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Structural area, other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 8.3% |
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 Central Islip mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 70 | 44.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 21 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Match | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 5.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Central Islip sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 9,869 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,050 | 27.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,000 | 13.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 992 | 19.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 363 | 43.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 250 | 13.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 190 | 45.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 175 | 49.1 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 152 | 27.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 125 | 3.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 125 | 49.1 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 34.8 mi |
Top 6 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Central Islip. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Central Islip.
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.