In 2025, fire departments serving Mehoopany responded to 18 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
92 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | 17 | -10.5% | |
| 2023 | 24 | +41.2% | |
| 2024 | 14 | -41.7% | |
| 2025 | 18 | +28.6% |
For the 2 building fires Mehoopany departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 32 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 | 8 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 9.4% |
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 Mehoopany mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 28.1% | |
| 3 | Match | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mehoopany sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 11,533 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,265 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,126 | 27.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 995 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 812 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 674 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 615 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 398 | 25.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 336 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 328 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 308 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 282 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 258 | 37.0 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 | 18629 | 92 |
Six Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Mehoopany. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Mehoopany.
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.