In 2025, fire departments serving East Earl responded to 20 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200 building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
152 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $670K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | 35 | +12.9% | |
| 2023 | 32 | -8.6% | |
| 2024 | 34 | +6.2% | |
| 2025 | 20 | -41.2% |
For the 5 building fires East Earl departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 40 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 | 13 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 17.5% |
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 Earl mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 7 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 10 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by East Earl departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. East Earl sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,699 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 935 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 848 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 15.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 470 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 193 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 184 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 168 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 40.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 37.7 mi |
Top 3 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 Earl. 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.