In 2025, fire departments serving Man responded to 34 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $300K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Aircraft standby lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 79% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
214 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $324K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | — | |
| 2022 | 40 | -7.0% | |
| 2023 | 48 | +20.0% | |
| 2024 | 49 | +2.1% | |
| 2025 | 34 | -30.6% |
For the 2 building fires Man departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 70 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 | 44 | 62.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Corridor, mall | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 7.1% |
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 Man mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | Match | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Man departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Fire, other | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Man sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 77,570 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 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,850 | 31.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 4,637 | 40.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Fireworks | 4,552 | 15.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,484 | 21.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,475 | 15.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,358 | 31.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,328 | 27.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,200 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Fireworks | 3,186 | 9.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,171 | 20.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,100 | 49.4 mi |
Top 5 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 Man. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Man.
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.