In 2025, fire departments serving Maysville responded to 65 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K 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 51% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
402 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $891K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | — | |
| 2022 | 105 | +28.0% | |
| 2023 | 64 | -39.0% | |
| 2024 | 86 | +34.4% | |
| 2025 | 65 | -24.4% |
For the 3 building fires Maysville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 120 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 | 45 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 17.5% |
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 Maysville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | Lightning | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 0.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Maysville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 83% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $35,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Maysville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 12,989 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,865 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,102 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1,016 | 34.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1,000 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 650 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 591 | 18.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 476 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 450 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 400 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 390 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 375 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 366 | 29.6 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 Kentucky cities with population within ±25% of Maysville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Maysville.
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.