In 2025, fire departments serving Minoa responded to 10 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 80% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
61 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | — | |
| 2022 | 10 | -23.1% | |
| 2023 | 16 | +60.0% | |
| 2024 | 12 | -25.0% | |
| 2025 | 10 | -16.7% |
For the 3 building fires Minoa departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 1 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 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 100.0% |
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 Minoa mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 1 | 100.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Minoa sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,342 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 694 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 2.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 65 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 49 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 39 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 31 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Smoking | 30 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 | 6.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 39.8 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 38.1 mi | |
| 1998 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 38.3 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 New York cities with population within ±25% of Minoa. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Minoa.
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.