In 2025, fire departments serving Harrogate responded to 24 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K 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 79% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
111 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $966K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 17 | +13.3% | |
| 2023 | 28 | +64.7% | |
| 2024 | 27 | -3.6% | |
| 2025 | 24 | -11.1% |
For the 11 building fires Harrogate departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 27 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 | 12 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Wall assembly | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 3.7% |
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 Harrogate mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Harrogate departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Harrogate sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 86,854 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,586 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8,134 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 7,400 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,700 | 20.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,040 | 15.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,860 | 13.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,675 | 17.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,539 | 29.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,406 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,300 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,040 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 | 45.3 mi |
Top 6 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Tennessee cities with population within ±25% of Harrogate. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Harrogate.
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.