In 2025, fire departments serving Hatfield responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K 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 67% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
164 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $474K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | — | |
| 2022 | 41 | +57.7% | |
| 2023 | 26 | -36.6% | |
| 2024 | 41 | +57.7% | |
| 2025 | 30 | -26.8% |
For the 1 building fires Hatfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 17 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 2 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 35.3% |
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 Hatfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | Other static discharge | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hatfield departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hatfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,399 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,300 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 321 | 17.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 272 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 7.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 | 25.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 110 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 55 | 8.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 51 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 51 | 17.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 43.1 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Massachusetts cities with population within ±25% of Hatfield. 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.