In 2025, fire departments serving Green Tree responded to 20 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $138K 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 75% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
71 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $138K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | — | |
| 2022 | 11 | -15.4% | |
| 2023 | 15 | +36.4% | |
| 2024 | 12 | -20.0% | |
| 2025 | 20 | +66.7% |
For the 6 building fires Green Tree departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 4 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 25.0% |
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 Green Tree mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Green Tree departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $137,800 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Green Tree sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,110 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 173 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 152 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 106 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 39.4 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 48 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 28 | 47.6 mi |
Top 4 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 Green Tree. 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.