In 2025, fire departments serving Deatsville responded to 28 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $110K 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 75% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
198 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $622K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | — | |
| 2022 | 59 | +96.7% | |
| 2023 | 39 | -33.9% | |
| 2024 | 42 | +7.7% | |
| 2025 | 28 | -33.3% |
For the 10 building fires Deatsville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 116 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 24 | 20.7% |
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 Deatsville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | Lightning | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 20 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Deatsville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $110,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $12,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Deatsville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
7 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 0 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 1 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 15,507 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,590 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 1,800 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,066 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,005 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 657 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 570 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 565 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 502 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 481 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 475 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 450 | 37.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 448 | 35.2 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Alabama cities with population within ±25% of Deatsville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Deatsville.
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.