In 2025, fire departments serving Park Hills responded to 66 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 91% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
264 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $100.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | — | |
| 2022 | 58 | +18.4% | |
| 2023 | 56 | -3.4% | |
| 2024 | 35 | -37.5% | |
| 2025 | 66 | +88.6% |
For the 43 building fires Park Hills departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 16 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 | 7 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Multiple areas | 1 | 6.2% |
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 Park Hills mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 87.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 6.2% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Park Hills sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 19,710 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,422 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,146 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,595 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,026 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 971 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 750 | 46.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 730 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 644 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 625 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 616 | 30.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 542 | 32.0 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 Missouri cities with population within ±25% of Park Hills. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Park Hills.
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.