In 2025, fire departments serving Levittown responded to 226 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 67% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,223 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $535K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 308 | — | |
| 2022 | 314 | +1.9% | |
| 2023 | 205 | -34.7% | |
| 2024 | 170 | -17.1% | |
| 2025 | 226 | +32.9% |
For the 96 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 251 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 | Undetermined | 121 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | Other | 27 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 20 | 8.0% |
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 Levittown mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 165 | 65.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 25 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 3.2% |
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. 105,947 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 19,225 | 33.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 17,050 | 42.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,765 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,638 | 34.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,284 | 36.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,832 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,577 | 34.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,900 | 23.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,730 | 31.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,600 | 20.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,450 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,300 | 22.0 mi |
Top 10 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 Levittown. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 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.