In 2025, fire departments serving Geneva responded to 112 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Aircraft standby lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
370 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | — | |
| 2022 | 64 | +25.5% | |
| 2023 | 65 | +1.6% | |
| 2024 | 78 | +20.0% | |
| 2025 | 112 | +43.6% |
For the 13 building fires Geneva departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 214 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 | 57 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 46 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 10.3% |
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 Geneva mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 177 | 82.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | Lightning | 2 | 0.9% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 2.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Geneva sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 15,300 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,800 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,800 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 1,035 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 814 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 720 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 672 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 589 | 28.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 566 | 25.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 537 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 510 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 49.5 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Alabama cities with population within ±25% of Geneva. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Geneva.
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.