In 2025, fire departments serving Livingston responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $7K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 53% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
136 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $680K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | — | |
| 2022 | 18 | -30.8% | |
| 2023 | 29 | +61.1% | |
| 2024 | 44 | +51.7% | |
| 2025 | 19 | -56.8% |
For the 0 building fires Livingston departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 39 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 | 14 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Light shaft | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 10.3% |
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 Livingston mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 69.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Livingston departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,200 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Livingston sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 14,112 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,000 | 31.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,262 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 892 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 823 | 7.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 721 | 48.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 470 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 420 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 413 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 403 | 21.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 400 | 23.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 365 | 13.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 | 15.8 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 Alabama cities with population within ±25% of Livingston. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Livingston.
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.