In 2025, fire departments serving Coopersburg responded to 75 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.5M 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 60% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
416 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $2.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | — | |
| 2022 | 78 | +6.8% | |
| 2023 | 91 | +16.7% | |
| 2024 | 99 | +8.8% | |
| 2025 | 75 | -24.2% |
For the 22 building fires Coopersburg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 90 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 | Outside area, other | 21 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Structural area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 19 | 21.1% |
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 Coopersburg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 42.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Match | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Coopersburg departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Coopersburg sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 19,310 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,949 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,265 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 848 | 24.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 812 | 44.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 750 | 37.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 674 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 647 | 46.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 623 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 336 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 328 | 41.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 325 | 22.8 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 Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Coopersburg. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Coopersburg.
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.