In 2025, fire departments serving Marvin responded to 18 fire and hazmat incidents . 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 78% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
80 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $357K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | 12 | -29.4% | |
| 2023 | 17 | +41.7% | |
| 2024 | 16 | -5.9% | |
| 2025 | 18 | +12.5% |
For the 1 building fires Marvin departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 18 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 | Outside area, other | 7 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 5.6% |
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 Marvin mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 5.6% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Marvin sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 5,361 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 49.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 400 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 395 | 41.9 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 350 | 47.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 290 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 280 | 42.8 mi | |
| 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 250 | 34.6 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 200 | 44.1 mi | |
| 1993 | Natural | 200 | 48.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 179 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 175 | 31.4 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 | 28173 | 80 |
Six North Carolina cities with population within ±25% of Marvin. 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.