In 2025, fire departments serving Millville responded to 39 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100 building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
208 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | — | |
| 2022 | 57 | +16.3% | |
| 2023 | 35 | -38.6% | |
| 2024 | 28 | -20.0% | |
| 2025 | 39 | +39.3% |
For the 0 building fires Millville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 21 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 | 7 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 10 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 19.0% |
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 Millville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Millville departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Millville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,799 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 26.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 256 | 31.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 32.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 186 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 172 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 94 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 79 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 30.0 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 Massachusetts cities with population within ±25% of Millville. 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.