In 2025, fire departments serving Edgewood responded to 44 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $60K 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 59% of all calls.
Jul peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
261 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $398K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | — | |
| 2022 | 57 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 55 | -3.5% | |
| 2024 | 48 | -12.7% | |
| 2025 | 44 | -8.3% |
For the 9 building fires Edgewood departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 68 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 14.7% |
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 Edgewood mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Edgewood departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $2,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Edgewood sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,836 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 870 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 450 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 354 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 280 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 220 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 182 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 74 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 | 46.4 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 Kentucky cities with population within ±25% of Edgewood. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.