In 2025, fire departments serving Marshfield responded to 26 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
89 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $30K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 19 | +35.7% | |
| 2023 | 11 | -42.1% | |
| 2024 | 19 | +72.7% | |
| 2025 | 26 | +36.8% |
For the 9 building fires Marshfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 2 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 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 50.0% |
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 Marshfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 100.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Marshfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 23 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 762 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 137 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 25.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 | 34.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 50 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 35 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 27 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 9.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 48.5 mi |
Top 6 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Vermont cities with population within ±25% of Marshfield. 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.