In 2025, fire departments serving Newington responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Natural vegetation fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
144 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $36K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | — | |
| 2022 | 28 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 28 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 38 | +35.7% | |
| 2025 | 22 | -42.1% |
For the 1 building fires Newington departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 33 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Egress/exit, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | Technical processing areas, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 3.0% |
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 Newington mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cigarette | 7 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 6.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Newington sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,541 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 314 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 236 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 186 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Smoking | 50 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 22.1 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 Hampshire cities with population within ±25% of Newington. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Newington.
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.