In 2025, fire departments serving Gramercy responded to 21 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
124 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $151K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | — | |
| 2022 | 20 | -44.4% | |
| 2023 | 27 | +35.0% | |
| 2024 | 20 | -25.9% | |
| 2025 | 21 | +5.0% |
For the 1 building fires Gramercy departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 82 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 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 8 | 9.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 15.9% |
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 Gramercy mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 63.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | Other static discharge | 1 | 1.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Gramercy departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Gramercy sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 11,420 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Natural | 1,500 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,200 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 893 | 22.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 800 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 725 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 614 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 550 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 450 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 424 | 46.5 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 397 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 373 | 48.7 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 Louisiana cities with population within ±25% of Gramercy. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.