In 2025, fire departments serving Croydon responded to 18 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 89% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
112 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $26K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | — | |
| 2022 | 36 | +125.0% | |
| 2023 | 15 | -58.3% | |
| 2024 | 27 | +80.0% | |
| 2025 | 18 | -33.3% |
For the 0 building fires Croydon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 7 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 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
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 Croydon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Croydon departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Croydon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,479 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 270 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 27.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 137 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 27.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 47 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 46 | 28.0 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 New Hampshire cities with population within ±25% of Croydon. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Croydon.
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.