In 2025, fire departments serving Elizabethville responded to 11 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 64% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
88 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | — | |
| 2022 | 24 | +84.6% | |
| 2023 | 14 | -41.7% | |
| 2024 | 26 | +85.7% | |
| 2025 | 11 | -57.7% |
For the 2 building fires Elizabethville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 28 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 | 10 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 7.1% |
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 Elizabethville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Match | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 3.6% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Elizabethville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,068 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 | 10.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 424 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 282 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 263 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 193 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 184 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 168 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 | 26.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 11.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 12.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 74 | 10.0 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 Elizabethville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Elizabethville.
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.