In 2025, fire departments serving Mont Vernon responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $75K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 87% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
154 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $652K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 9 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | — | |
| 2023 | 28 | -3.4% | |
| 2024 | 58 | +107.1% | |
| 2025 | 30 | -48.3% |
* Well below Mont Vernon's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 4 building fires Mont Vernon 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 | Undetermined | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 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 Mont Vernon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mont Vernon departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mont Vernon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,061 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 | 28.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 | 28.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 28.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 256 | 28.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 186 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 172 | 28.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 | 33.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 46.5 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03057 | 154 |
Six New Hampshire cities with population within ±25% of Mont Vernon. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Mont Vernon.
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.