In 2025, fire departments serving Deerfield responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 90% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
106 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | 28 | -9.7% | |
| 2023 | 15 | -46.4% | |
| 2024 | 13 | -13.3% | |
| 2025 | 19 | +46.2% |
For the 9 building fires Deerfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 2 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 | Function area, other | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 50.0% |
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 Deerfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 50.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Deerfield sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,337 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Smoking | 310 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 266 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 65 | 20.3 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 47 | 24.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 39 | 27.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 29.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 49.3 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13502 | 106 |
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Deerfield. 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.