In 2025, fire departments serving Frazer responded to 20 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
143 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | -7.4% | |
| 2023 | 35 | +40.0% | |
| 2024 | 36 | +2.9% | |
| 2025 | 20 | -44.4% |
For the 0 building fires Frazer 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 | Undetermined | 5 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 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 Frazer mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Frazer sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 11,891 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,107 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,950 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 910 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 16.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 740 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 710 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 569 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 470 | 19.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 390 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 343 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 325 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 300 | 48.9 mi |
Top 6 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 Frazer. 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.