In 2025, fire departments serving Lincolnville responded to 26 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100 building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Trash or rubbish fire, contained lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
130 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $504K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | 30 | -3.2% | |
| 2023 | 21 | -30.0% | |
| 2024 | 22 | +4.8% | |
| 2025 | 26 | +18.2% |
For the 1 building fires Lincolnville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 29 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 | 15 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Construction/renovation area | 1 | 3.4% |
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 Lincolnville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 79.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lincolnville departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lincolnville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 29,736 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,765 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,466 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,933 | 30.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,922 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1,834 | 21.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,695 | 27.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,630 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,600 | 32.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,600 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1,247 | 18.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,200 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,115 | 20.8 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 South Carolina cities with population within ±25% of Lincolnville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Lincolnville.
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.