In 2025, fire departments serving East Brady responded to 15 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 87% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
106 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | 23 | +27.8% | |
| 2023 | 34 | +47.8% | |
| 2024 | 16 | -52.9% | |
| 2025 | 15 | -6.2% |
For the 8 building fires East Brady departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 15 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 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 26.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Separate operator/control area of transportation | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 6.7% |
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 East Brady mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 6.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. East Brady sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,101 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 342 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 260 | 11.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 173 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 173 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 152 | 0.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 106 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 | 11.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 59 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 49.2 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 East Brady. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in East Brady.
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.