In 2025, fire departments serving New Tripoli responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
230 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | — | |
| 2022 | 34 | -50.0% | |
| 2023 | 58 | +70.6% | |
| 2024 | 40 | -31.0% | |
| 2025 | 30 | -25.0% |
For the 6 building fires New Tripoli departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 71 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 | 21 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Structural area, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 9.9% |
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 Tripoli mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 36.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Match | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 8.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. New Tripoli sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 23,485 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,949 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,265 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,126 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 995 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 935 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 848 | 8.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 812 | 39.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 750 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 674 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 647 | 44.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 623 | 39.6 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 Tripoli. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in New Tripoli.
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.