In 2025, fire departments serving Greenville responded to 197 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 70% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
934 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $765K cumulative property loss. 3 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 211 | — | |
| 2022 | 169 | -19.9% | |
| 2023 | 184 | +8.9% | |
| 2024 | 173 | -6.0% | |
| 2025 | 197 | +13.9% |
For the 50 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 97 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 | 17 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 24 | 24.7% |
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 Greenville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 15 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Greenville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Greenville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
7 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 1 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,291 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 342 | 28.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 260 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 106 | 33.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 47 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 41 | 30.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 38 | 27.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 29 | 23.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 29 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 29 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 26 | 29.8 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 Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Greenville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
3 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.