In 2025, fire departments serving Holly Pond responded to 17 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 82% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
112 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $165K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | -4.3% | |
| 2023 | 20 | -9.1% | |
| 2024 | 30 | +50.0% | |
| 2025 | 17 | -43.3% |
For the 7 building fires Holly Pond departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 93 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 | 60 | 64.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 7.5% |
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 Holly Pond mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 74.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 10 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 3.2% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Holly Pond sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 18,700 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,003 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,636 | 45.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,540 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,308 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,163 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 919 | 29.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 890 | 22.2 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 700 | 47.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 700 | 43.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 660 | 46.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 625 | 47.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 575 | 33.8 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 Alabama cities with population within ±25% of Holly Pond. 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.