In 2025, fire departments serving MacArthur responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 93% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
112 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | — | |
| 2022 | 18 | -28.0% | |
| 2023 | 25 | +38.9% | |
| 2024 | 30 | +20.0% | |
| 2025 | 14 | -53.3% |
For the 0 building fires MacArthur departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 4 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 | 4 | 100.0% |
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 MacArthur mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 100.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. MacArthur sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 68,292 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,832 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,850 | 44.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 4,637 | 27.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,706 | 28.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,484 | 17.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,358 | 16.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,328 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Fireworks | 3,186 | 28.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,171 | 26.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,082 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,859 | 12.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,533 | 27.8 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six West Virginia cities with population within ±25% of MacArthur. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.