In 2025, fire departments serving New Hartford responded to 81 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 57% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
447 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $11K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | — | |
| 2022 | 90 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 90 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 96 | +6.7% | |
| 2025 | 81 | -15.6% |
For the 4 building fires New Hartford departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 53 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 | 20 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Function area, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 20.8% |
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 Hartford mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 73.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.9% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. New Hartford sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 742 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 65 | 17.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 47 | 30.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 39 | 34.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Smoking | 30 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 | 40.0 mi | |
| 1998 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 17.6 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13413 | 447 |
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of New Hartford. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in New Hartford.
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.