In 2025, fire departments serving Danville responded to 34 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Carbon monoxide incident lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.
Feb peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
116 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $290K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 21 | -4.5% | |
| 2024 | 17 | -19.0% | |
| 2025 | 34 | +100.0% |
For the 2 building fires Danville 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 | Undetermined | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 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 Danville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 14.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Danville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 20 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 658 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 100 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 50 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 35 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 27 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 14.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 15 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 46.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 17.1 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Vermont cities with population within ±25% of Danville. 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.