In 2025, fire departments serving Eastover responded to 38 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $45K 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 79% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
230 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $270K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | — | |
| 2022 | 64 | +77.8% | |
| 2023 | 50 | -21.9% | |
| 2024 | 42 | -16.0% | |
| 2025 | 38 | -9.5% |
For the 17 building fires Eastover departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 74 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 | 18 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 12.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 9.5% |
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 Eastover mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 66.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Match | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 2.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Eastover departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $14,231 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Eastover sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
21 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | |
| 30-39 | 7 | |
| 40-49 | 7 | |
| 50-59 | 3 | |
| 60-69 | 2 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 23,778 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Natural | 5,438 | 17.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,084 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,358 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,181 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,164 | 15.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 969 | 42.5 mi | |
| 1993 | Debris and open burning | 900 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 830 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 795 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 750 | 13.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 716 | 39.1 mi | |
| 1993 | Natural | 700 | 47.9 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 North Carolina cities with population within ±25% of Eastover. 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.