In 2025, fire departments serving Levittown responded to 125 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Carbon monoxide incident lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
442 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $260K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | — | |
| 2022 | 107 | +59.7% | |
| 2023 | 73 | -31.8% | |
| 2024 | 70 | -4.1% | |
| 2025 | 125 | +78.6% |
For the 12 building fires Levittown departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 32 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 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 15.6% |
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 Levittown mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 9 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Candle | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 9.4% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Levittown sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 13,573 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,050 | 44.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,000 | 30.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 992 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 641 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 552 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 485 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 481 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Firearms and explosives use | 475 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 | 47.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 410 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 363 | 31.8 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 | 46.2 mi |
Top 6 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 Levittown. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Levittown.
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.