In 2025, fire departments serving New Hampton responded to 36 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
298 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $899K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | — | |
| 2022 | 53 | -8.6% | |
| 2023 | 49 | -7.5% | |
| 2024 | 102 | +108.2% | |
| 2025 | 36 | -64.7% |
For the 0 building fires New Hampton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 40 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 | 9 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 15.0% |
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 New Hampton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 7 | Match | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 10.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. New Hampton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,922 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 329 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 275 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 139 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 137 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 12.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 | 29.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 | 28.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 | 15.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 27.7 mi |
Top 6 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New Hampshire cities with population within ±25% of New Hampton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in New Hampton.
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.