In 2025, fire departments serving Jamestown responded to 44 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 68% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
224 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | — | |
| 2022 | 30 | -34.8% | |
| 2023 | 56 | +86.7% | |
| 2024 | 48 | -14.3% | |
| 2025 | 44 | -8.3% |
For the 20 building fires Jamestown departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 4 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 | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Structural area, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
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 Jamestown mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 25.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Jamestown sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,431 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 342 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 106 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 47 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 41 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 38 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 29 | 29.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 29 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 29 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 26 | 34.3 mi |
Top 7 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Jamestown. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Jamestown.
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.