In 2025, fire departments serving Industry responded to 27 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.
Apr peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
181 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $54K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | — | |
| 2022 | 36 | +12.5% | |
| 2023 | 48 | +33.3% | |
| 2024 | 38 | -20.8% | |
| 2025 | 27 | -28.9% |
For the 4 building fires Industry departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 36 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 | Outside area, other | 7 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 22.2% |
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 Industry mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Industry departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Special outside fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Industry sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,151 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 152 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 106 | 18.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 42.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 48 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 41 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 38 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 31 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 49.4 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 | 15052 | 181 |
Six Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Industry. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Industry.
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.