In 2025, fire departments serving Eden responded to 23 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 83% of all calls.
Apr peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
140 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1 cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | — | |
| 2022 | 33 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 24 | -27.3% | |
| 2024 | 27 | +12.5% | |
| 2025 | 23 | -14.8% |
For the 11 building fires Eden departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 61 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 | 24 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 16.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Closet | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 6.6% |
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 Eden mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Match | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 4.9% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Eden sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 34,504 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3,208 | 19.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,910 | 17.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,124 | 19.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,066 | 19.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,800 | 17.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,756 | 16.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,700 | 16.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,596 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,580 | 15.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,367 | 21.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,348 | 25.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,250 | 47.4 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Maryland cities with population within ±25% of Eden. 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.