In 2025, fire departments serving Dundee responded to 35 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 97% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
131 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $5K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | — | |
| 2022 | 30 | +30.4% | |
| 2023 | 17 | -43.3% | |
| 2024 | 26 | +52.9% | |
| 2025 | 35 | +34.6% |
For the 2 building fires Dundee 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 | 5 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | 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 Dundee mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 14.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Dundee sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,143 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 694 | 33.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 | 43.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 130 | 36.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 9.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 88 | 44.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 85 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 73 | 44.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 38.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 52 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 | 23.8 mi | |
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 38.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 29.6 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 | 14837 | 131 |
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Dundee. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Dundee.
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.