In 2025, fire departments serving New Holland responded to 58 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Authorized controlled burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 78% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
403 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $2.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | — | |
| 2022 | 76 | -10.6% | |
| 2023 | 97 | +27.6% | |
| 2024 | 87 | -10.3% | |
| 2025 | 58 | -33.3% |
For the 9 building fires New Holland departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 73 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 | 15 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 18 | 24.7% |
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 Holland mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 14 | 19.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by New Holland departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $505,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. New Holland sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,521 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 935 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 19.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 470 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 193 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 38.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 36.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 25.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 74 | 41.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 46.1 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 New Holland. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in New Holland.
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.