In 2025, fire departments serving Oneida responded to 59 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 46% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
341 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $671K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | — | |
| 2022 | 51 | -37.8% | |
| 2023 | 88 | +72.5% | |
| 2024 | 61 | -30.7% | |
| 2025 | 59 | -3.3% |
For the 9 building fires Oneida departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 78 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 | 51 | 65.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 6.4% |
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 Oneida mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 83.3% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Lightning | 1 | 1.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Oneida departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $55,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $55,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Oneida sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 75,999 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,586 | 16.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8,134 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,700 | 29.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,646 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,040 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,675 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,398 | 16.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,944 | 30.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,925 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,784 | 20.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,537 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,214 | 41.2 mi |
Top 6 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Tennessee cities with population within ±25% of Oneida. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
3 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Oneida.
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.