In 2025, fire departments serving Forestville responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
102 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $76K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | — | |
| 2022 | 15 | +15.4% | |
| 2023 | 38 | +153.3% | |
| 2024 | 23 | -39.5% | |
| 2025 | 13 | -43.5% |
For the 3 building fires Forestville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 24 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Assembly area without fixed seats - 100+ persons | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Technical processing areas, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 29.2% |
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 Forestville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 4.2% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Forestville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 838 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 92 | 23.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 72 | 12.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 64 | 44.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 54 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 31.0 mi | |
| 1993 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 23.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 44 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 33 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 31 | 34.0 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 44.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 42.6 mi | |
| 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 28 | 48.6 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 New York cities with population within ±25% of Forestville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Forestville.
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.