In 2025, fire departments serving Manassas Park responded to 61 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
356 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $625K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | — | |
| 2022 | 63 | +5.0% | |
| 2023 | 81 | +28.6% | |
| 2024 | 91 | +12.3% | |
| 2025 | 61 | -33.0% |
For the 11 building fires Manassas Park departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 40 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 | 9 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 17.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 10.0% |
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 Manassas Park mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Manassas Park departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $3,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Manassas Park sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 33,125 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 16,021 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,131 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 2,138 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Other causes | 1,989 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 1,200 | 48.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 640 | 15.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 500 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 461 | 26.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 431 | 25.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 405 | 32.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 32.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 | 32.4 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 Virginia cities with population within ±25% of Manassas Park. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Manassas Park.
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.