In 2025, fire departments serving Fremont responded to 45 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $8K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
172 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $16K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | — | |
| 2022 | 26 | -27.8% | |
| 2023 | 32 | +23.1% | |
| 2024 | 33 | +3.1% | |
| 2025 | 45 | +36.4% |
For the 8 building fires Fremont departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 16 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 | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 10 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 12.5% |
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 Fremont mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Lightning | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Fremont departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7,500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Fremont sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,088 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 314 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 256 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 186 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 172 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 79 | 43.0 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 | 03044 | 172 |
Six New Hampshire cities with population within ±25% of Fremont. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Fremont.
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.