In 2025, fire departments serving Mineola responded to 71 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 70% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
337 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $11K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | — | |
| 2022 | 81 | +26.6% | |
| 2023 | 65 | -19.8% | |
| 2024 | 56 | -13.8% | |
| 2025 | 71 | +26.8% |
For the 2 building fires Mineola departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 13 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 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Shipping/receiving area; loading area, dock or bay | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 10 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 7.7% |
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 Mineola mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 7.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mineola sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 9,539 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,000 | 36.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 992 | 42.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 700 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 641 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 552 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 485 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 481 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Firearms and explosives use | 475 | 40.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 468 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 | 43.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 410 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 363 | 26.3 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Mineola. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Mineola.
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.