In 2025, fire departments serving Export responded to 69 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 81% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
478 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | — | |
| 2022 | 99 | +3.1% | |
| 2023 | 116 | +17.2% | |
| 2024 | 98 | -15.5% | |
| 2025 | 69 | -29.6% |
For the 9 building fires Export departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 62 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 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 15 | 24.2% |
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 Export mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Candle | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Arcing | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 12.9% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Export sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,142 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Smoking | 394 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 260 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 173 | 19.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 173 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 152 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 90 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 30.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 48 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 45.7 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 Export. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Export.
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.