In 2025, fire departments serving New Stanton responded to 28 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 71% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
208 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | — | |
| 2022 | 35 | -5.4% | |
| 2023 | 60 | +71.4% | |
| 2024 | 48 | -20.0% | |
| 2025 | 28 | -41.7% |
For the 7 building fires New Stanton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 37 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 | 14 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 2.7% |
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 Stanton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 64.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 2.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. New Stanton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,606 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Smoking | 394 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 173 | 20.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 90 | 26.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 16.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 45.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 48 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 46 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 15.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 | 47.4 mi |
Top 10 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 Stanton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.