In 2025, fire departments serving New Hope responded to 58 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 76% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
300 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | — | |
| 2022 | 58 | +16.0% | |
| 2023 | 55 | -5.2% | |
| 2024 | 79 | +43.6% | |
| 2025 | 58 | -26.6% |
For the 19 building fires New Hope departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 61 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 | 15 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Outside area, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 14 | 23.0% |
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 Hope mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 16.4% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 1.6% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. New Hope sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 74,030 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 19,225 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,638 | 48.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,284 | 50.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,577 | 50.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,900 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,730 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,600 | 33.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,450 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,300 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,240 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,107 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,950 | 44.5 mi |
Top 2 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 Hope. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in New Hope.
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.