In 2025, fire departments serving Nescopeck responded to 31 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Feb peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
255 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. 10 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | — | |
| 2022 | 54 | -21.7% | |
| 2023 | 41 | -24.1% | |
| 2024 | 60 | +46.3% | |
| 2025 | 31 | -48.3% |
For the 5 building fires Nescopeck departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 54 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 22.2% |
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 Nescopeck mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 3.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Nescopeck sits above 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 | 3 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 0 | |
| 40-49 | 3 | |
| 50-59 | 1 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 12,211 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,265 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,126 | 20.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 935 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 848 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 812 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 674 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 398 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 336 | 18.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 328 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 308 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 282 | 14.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 263 | 14.8 mi |
Top 3 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 Nescopeck. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Nescopeck.
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.