In 2025, fire departments serving Kenansville responded to 63 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 62% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
291 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $30K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | — | |
| 2022 | 80 | +48.1% | |
| 2023 | 55 | -31.2% | |
| 2024 | 39 | -29.1% | |
| 2025 | 63 | +61.5% |
For the 15 building fires Kenansville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 145 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 | 45 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 14 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 9.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 7.6% |
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 Kenansville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 53.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Match | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 14 | 9.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Kenansville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 83,544 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Natural | 31,140 | 33.2 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 24,600 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 5,438 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2,727 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,084 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,533 | 31.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 1,300 | 16.6 mi | |
| 1993 | Natural | 1,216 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,164 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,154 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1,126 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,100 | 45.0 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 North Carolina cities with population within ±25% of Kenansville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Kenansville.
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.