In 2025, fire departments serving Glen Rock responded to 23 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $125K 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 83% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
180 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $441K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | — | |
| 2022 | 46 | +27.8% | |
| 2023 | 40 | -13.0% | |
| 2024 | 35 | -12.5% | |
| 2025 | 23 | -34.3% |
For the 13 building fires Glen Rock departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 14 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 | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 7.1% |
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 Glen Rock mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Glen Rock departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Glen Rock sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,363 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 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 522 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 55 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Smoking | 48 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 29.4 mi |
Top 2 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 Glen Rock. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Glen Rock.
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.