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In 2025, fire departments serving Ford City responded to 16 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 88% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
88 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $131K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | — | |
| 2022 | 21 | +5.0% | |
| 2023 | 18 | -14.3% | |
| 2024 | 13 | -27.8% | |
| 2025 | 16 | +23.1% |
For the 0 building fires Ford City departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 12 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 | Undetermined | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 8.3% |
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 Ford City mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 8.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Ford City sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 884,177 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 240,207 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91,622 | 32.9 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49,490 | 40.1 mi | |
| 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 47,000 | 18.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Smoking | 43,201 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 32,606 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,687 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,213 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21,645 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,431 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,988 | 20.0 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93268 | 88 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Ford City. 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.