In 2025, fire departments serving Delevan responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 86% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
90 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 18 | +28.6% | |
| 2023 | 25 | +38.9% | |
| 2024 | 19 | -24.0% | |
| 2025 | 14 | -26.3% |
For the 3 building fires Delevan departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 30 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 | Outside area, other | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Assembly area - less than 100 persons | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 33.3% |
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 Delevan mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 8 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Match | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Delevan sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 949 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 92 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 88 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 72 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 52 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 48 | 33.2 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 44 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 43 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 42 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 36 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 33 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 31 | 40.9 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 York cities with population within ±25% of Delevan. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Delevan.
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.