In 2025, fire departments serving Moosup responded to 53 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $6K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Jul peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
293 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $265K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | — | |
| 2022 | 74 | +60.9% | |
| 2023 | 43 | -41.9% | |
| 2024 | 77 | +79.1% | |
| 2025 | 53 | -31.2% |
For the 2 building fires Moosup departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 68 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 | 22 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 7.4% |
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 Moosup mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Moosup departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Moosup sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,476 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 361 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 94 | 15.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 75 | 48.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 51 | 37.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 25.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 50 | 29.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 47.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 | 31.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 44 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 | 10.3 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Connecticut cities with population within ±25% of Moosup. 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.