In 2025, fire departments serving Delmont responded to 60 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 70% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
312 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | — | |
| 2022 | 73 | +14.1% | |
| 2023 | 55 | -24.7% | |
| 2024 | 60 | +9.1% | |
| 2025 | 60 | +0.0% |
For the 18 building fires Delmont 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 | 9 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Closet | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 16.7% |
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 Delmont mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 3.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Delmont sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,156 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Smoking | 394 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 260 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 173 | 17.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 173 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 152 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 90 | 31.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 46 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 46.3 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 Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Delmont. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Delmont.
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.