In 2025, fire departments serving Farmersville responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $18K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
149 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $204K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | — | |
| 2022 | 31 | +55.0% | |
| 2023 | 35 | +12.9% | |
| 2024 | 33 | -5.7% | |
| 2025 | 30 | -9.1% |
For the 3 building fires Farmersville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 43 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 | 12 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Office | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 16.3% |
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 Farmersville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 10 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Farmersville departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $4,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Farmersville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 4 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 85 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 41.2 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 Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Farmersville. 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.