In 2025, fire departments serving Monroeville responded to 105 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $126K building blaze. 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 59% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
859 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $241K cumulative property loss. 3 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 210 | — | |
| 2022 | 156 | -25.7% | |
| 2023 | 183 | +17.3% | |
| 2024 | 205 | +12.0% | |
| 2025 | 105 | -48.8% |
For the 9 building fires Monroeville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 148 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 | 43 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Undetermined | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 25 | 16.9% |
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 Monroeville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 11 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 15 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Monroeville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $126,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $4,640 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $4,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Monroeville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
10 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 2 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 1 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,066 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Smoking | 394 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 260 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 173 | 27.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 152 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 106 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 90 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 32.2 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 48 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 44.5 mi |
Top 4 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 Monroeville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
5 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Monroeville.
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.