In 2025, fire departments serving Grover responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 44% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
300 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $5K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | — | |
| 2022 | 50 | -5.7% | |
| 2023 | 75 | +50.0% | |
| 2024 | 72 | -4.0% | |
| 2025 | 50 | -30.6% |
For the 6 building fires Grover departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 130 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 | 40 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 25 | 19.2% |
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 Grover mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Match | 13 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 12 | 9.2% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Grover sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 23,764 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,913 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,431 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2,235 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,477 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 670 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 562 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 535 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 524 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 493 | 29.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 330 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 278 | 48.8 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 North Carolina cities with population within ±25% of Grover. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Grover.
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.