In 2025, fire departments serving Millersburg responded to 15 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 73% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
106 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $577K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | — | |
| 2022 | 37 | +184.6% | |
| 2023 | 23 | -37.8% | |
| 2024 | 18 | -21.7% | |
| 2025 | 15 | -16.7% |
For the 5 building fires Millersburg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 26 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 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 26.9% |
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 Millersburg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 3.8% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Millersburg sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,030 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 935 | 17.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 424 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 282 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 263 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 193 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 184 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 110 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 16.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 19.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 74 | 17.3 mi |
Top 2 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 Millersburg. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Millersburg.
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.