In 2025, fire departments serving Hampton Falls responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Carbon monoxide incident lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
104 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $500K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | 19 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 18 | -5.3% | |
| 2024 | 26 | +44.4% | |
| 2025 | 22 | -15.4% |
For the 0 building fires Hampton Falls departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 19 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Closet | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 5.3% |
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 Hampton Falls mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hampton Falls departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hampton Falls sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,047 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 314 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 256 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 186 | 22.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 172 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 29.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 79 | 48.6 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03844 | 104 |
Six New Hampshire cities with population within ±25% of Hampton Falls. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Hampton Falls.
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.