In 2025, fire departments serving Coeburn responded to 82 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 91% of all calls.
May peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
409 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $152.5M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | — | |
| 2022 | 96 | +45.5% | |
| 2023 | 81 | -15.6% | |
| 2024 | 84 | +3.7% | |
| 2025 | 82 | -2.4% |
For the 8 building fires Coeburn departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 131 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 | 88 | 67.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 6.1% |
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 Coeburn mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 113 | 86.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 3 | Match | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 0.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Coeburn departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $3,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Coeburn sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 85,785 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10,000 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 7,400 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,832 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,850 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,070 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,539 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,500 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,300 | 32.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,200 | 24.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,100 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,040 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 | 40.3 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 Virginia cities with population within ±25% of Coeburn. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Coeburn.
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.