In 2025, fire departments serving Hadley responded to 21 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500 building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
112 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $500 cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | 38 | +100.0% | |
| 2023 | 19 | -50.0% | |
| 2024 | 15 | -21.1% | |
| 2025 | 21 | +40.0% |
For the 5 building fires Hadley departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 7 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 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 14.3% |
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 Hadley mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hadley departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hadley sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,507 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Smoking | 310 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 266 | 15.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 190 | 15.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 173 | 7.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 121 | 38.3 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 117 | 36.2 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 | 15.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 96 | 16.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 95 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 83 | 28.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 82 | 46.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 41.4 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 New York cities with population within ±25% of Hadley. 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.