In 2025, fire departments serving Granby responded to 59 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K 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 56% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
360 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | — | |
| 2022 | 71 | -9.0% | |
| 2023 | 47 | -33.8% | |
| 2024 | 105 | +123.4% | |
| 2025 | 59 | -43.8% |
For the 12 building fires Granby departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 96 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 | 19 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 21.9% |
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 Granby mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Granby departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $4,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Granby sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 6,237 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,300 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 | 47.0 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 361 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 321 | 16.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 272 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 256 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 3.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 172 | 47.1 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Massachusetts cities with population within ±25% of Granby. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.