In 2025, fire departments serving Newfield responded to 38 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 89% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
139 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $75K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | — | |
| 2022 | 21 | -12.5% | |
| 2023 | 24 | +14.3% | |
| 2024 | 32 | +33.3% | |
| 2025 | 38 | +18.8% |
For the 1 building fires Newfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 30 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 | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 16.7% |
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 Newfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 3.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Newfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,030 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 694 | 45.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 130 | 38.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 95 | 47.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 85 | 18.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 73 | 38.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 53 | 39.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 52 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 | 36.9 mi | |
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 44.3 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 8.9 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 New York cities with population within ±25% of Newfield. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Newfield.
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.