In 2025, fire departments serving Greenville responded to 44 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
202 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $200K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | — | |
| 2022 | 45 | +73.1% | |
| 2023 | 38 | -15.6% | |
| 2024 | 49 | +28.9% | |
| 2025 | 44 | -10.2% |
For the 1 building fires Greenville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 11 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 | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Chimney (conversion only) | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 9.1% |
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 Greenville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Match | 2 | 18.2% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Greenville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 9,193 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,000 | 46.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 700 | 26.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 641 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 552 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 550 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 485 | 24.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 481 | 21.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Firearms and explosives use | 475 | 44.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 468 | 26.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 410 | 20.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 363 | 7.3 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 | 31.1 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 New York cities with population within ±25% of Greenville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Greenville.
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.