In 2025, fire departments serving Mount Pleasant responded to 49 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 53% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
239 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | — | |
| 2022 | 33 | -50.7% | |
| 2023 | 46 | +39.4% | |
| 2024 | 44 | -4.3% | |
| 2025 | 49 | +11.4% |
For the 5 building fires Mount Pleasant departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 38 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 | 10 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 13.2% |
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 Mount Pleasant mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.6% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mount Pleasant sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,413 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 935 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 461 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 145 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 76 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 72 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 55 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 | 18.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 | 26.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 36.9 mi |
Top 8 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 Mount Pleasant. 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.