In 2025, fire departments serving Greece responded to 437 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
2,085 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 282 | — | |
| 2022 | 445 | +57.8% | |
| 2023 | 534 | +20.0% | |
| 2024 | 387 | -27.5% | |
| 2025 | 437 | +12.9% |
For the 37 building fires Greece departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 6 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 | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 16.7% |
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 Greece mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 16.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Greece sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 24 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 719 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Smoking | 145 | 3.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 88 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 42 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 33 | 43.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Debris and open burning | 31 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Smoking | 30 | 48.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23 | 31.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 22 | 45.2 mi |
Top 9 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Greece. 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.