In 2025, fire departments serving Cumru responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Cooking fire, confined to container lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Sep peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
232 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $33K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | — | |
| 2022 | 63 | -8.7% | |
| 2023 | 31 | -50.8% | |
| 2024 | 39 | +25.8% | |
| 2025 | 30 | -23.1% |
For the 1 building fires Cumru departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 3 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 100.0% |
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 Cumru mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 33.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Cumru departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Cumru sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 6,034 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 935 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 848 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 11.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 470 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 308 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 282 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 263 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 250 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 250 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 193 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 184 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 168 | 38.4 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 Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Cumru. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.