In 2025, fire departments serving Kinderhook responded to 16 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 87% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
105 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $362K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | -8.3% | |
| 2023 | 21 | -4.5% | |
| 2024 | 22 | +4.8% | |
| 2025 | 16 | -27.3% |
For the 9 building fires Kinderhook departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 8 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 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Assembly or sales area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 12.5% |
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 Kinderhook mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 12.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Kinderhook sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,675 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Natural | 384 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 321 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 285 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 272 | 34.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 146 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 23.1 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 | 43.2 mi | |
| 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 90 | 19.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 79 | 30.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 37.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 | 23.3 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Kinderhook. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Kinderhook.
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.