In 2025, fire departments serving Mansfield responded to 26 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $12K 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 69% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
176 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $835K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | 43 | +38.7% | |
| 2023 | 48 | +11.6% | |
| 2024 | 28 | -41.7% | |
| 2025 | 26 | -7.1% |
For the 4 building fires Mansfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 61 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 | 16 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 11.5% |
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 Mansfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mansfield departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $12,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mansfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 8,308 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,000 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,329 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 605 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 348 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 161 | 22.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 | 29.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 135 | 35.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 130 | 18.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 129 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Smoking | 120 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 102 | 48.3 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 Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Mansfield. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Mansfield.
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.