In 2025, fire departments serving Gallitzin responded to 15 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 80% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
104 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 24 | +14.3% | |
| 2023 | 29 | +20.8% | |
| 2024 | 15 | -48.3% | |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
For the 3 building fires Gallitzin departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 22 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 13.6% |
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 Gallitzin mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Match | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 4.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Gallitzin sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 6,709 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 888 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 755 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 480 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 424 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 352 | 29.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 345 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 300 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 297 | 8.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 295 | 2.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 24.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 173 | 38.2 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 | 16641 | 104 |
Six Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Gallitzin. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Gallitzin.
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.