In 2025, fire departments serving Larchmont responded to 113 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $75K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 84% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
477 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $6.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | — | |
| 2022 | 85 | +28.8% | |
| 2023 | 83 | -2.4% | |
| 2024 | 130 | +56.6% | |
| 2025 | 113 | -13.1% |
For the 5 building fires Larchmont departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 20 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 | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 10 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 20.0% |
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 Larchmont mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Larchmont departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Larchmont sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 9,845 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,000 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 992 | 47.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 700 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 641 | 24.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 552 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 485 | 30.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 481 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Firearms and explosives use | 475 | 43.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 468 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 | 49.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 410 | 26.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 363 | 13.1 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 | 10538 | 477 |
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Larchmont. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Larchmont.
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.