In 2025, fire departments serving Gap responded to 11 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 100% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
50 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | — | |
| 2022 | 12 | +33.3% | |
| 2023 | 9 | -25.0% | |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 11 | +22.2% |
For the 6 building fires Gap departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 4 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 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 1 | 25.0% |
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 Gap mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Gap sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,209 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 935 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 20.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 522 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 470 | 34.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 250 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 | 40.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 101 | 43.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 46.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 | 49.2 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 | 17527 | 50 |
Six Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Gap. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Gap.
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.