In 2025, fire departments serving Fawn responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
83 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 13 | -38.1% | |
| 2023 | 15 | +15.4% | |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 19 | +26.7% |
For the 0 building fires Fawn departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 13 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 | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 10 | Undetermined | 1 | 7.7% |
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 Fawn mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Fawn sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,100 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 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 522 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 21.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 55 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Smoking | 48 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 39 | 44.0 mi |
Top 4 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 Fawn. 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.