In 2025, fire departments serving Farmington responded to 126 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 72% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
610 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $875K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 148 | — | |
| 2022 | 120 | -18.9% | |
| 2023 | 101 | -15.8% | |
| 2024 | 115 | +13.9% | |
| 2025 | 126 | +9.6% |
For the 23 building fires Farmington departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 102 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 | 21 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 10 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Structural area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 25 | 24.5% |
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 Farmington mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Farmington departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Farmington sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
10 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 3 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 0 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 2 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,939 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 329 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 314 | 20.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 275 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 236 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 139 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 | 28.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 13.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 | 18.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 21.6 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New Hampshire cities with population within ±25% of Farmington. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Farmington.
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.