In 2025, fire departments serving Jackson responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 79% of all calls.
Oct peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
100 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $2.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | +38.9% | |
| 2023 | 23 | -8.0% | |
| 2024 | 15 | -34.8% | |
| 2025 | 19 | +26.7% |
For the 0 building fires Jackson departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 7 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 | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
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 Jackson mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Jackson sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,556 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 | 329 | 12.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 275 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 139 | 7.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 100 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 | 31.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 64 | 33.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 9.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 51 | 20.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 22.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 | 46.7 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 New Hampshire cities with population within ±25% of Jackson. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Jackson.
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.