In 2025, fire departments serving Myersville responded to 72 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K 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 68% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
332 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.2M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | — | |
| 2022 | 66 | -5.7% | |
| 2023 | 43 | -34.8% | |
| 2024 | 81 | +88.4% | |
| 2025 | 72 | -11.1% |
For the 3 building fires Myersville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 65 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 | 26 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 33.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 3.1% |
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 Myersville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 63.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 1.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Myersville departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Myersville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,846 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 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 461 | 29.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 405 | 29.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 30.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 | 32.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 145 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 105 | 29.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 76 | 20.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 72 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 58 | 39.3 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 Maryland cities with population within ±25% of Myersville. 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.