In 2025, fire departments serving Malone responded to 105 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 72% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
376 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | — | |
| 2022 | 85 | +25.0% | |
| 2023 | 70 | -17.6% | |
| 2024 | 48 | -31.4% | |
| 2025 | 105 | +118.8% |
For the 8 building fires Malone departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 19 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Chimney (conversion only) | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 5.3% |
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 Malone mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Malone sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,431 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 547 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 330 | 36.3 mi | |
| 1994 | Smoking | 255 | 22.5 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 40.3 mi | |
| 1994 | Smoking | 106 | 41.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 92 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 80 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 77 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 76 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 60 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 | 23.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 52 | 41.2 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12953 | 376 |
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Malone. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Malone.
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.