In 2025, fire departments serving Pink Hill responded to 44 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 70% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
221 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $22K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | — | |
| 2022 | 53 | +35.9% | |
| 2023 | 44 | -17.0% | |
| 2024 | 41 | -6.8% | |
| 2025 | 44 | +7.3% |
For the 14 building fires Pink Hill departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 87 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 | 25 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 9.2% |
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 Pink Hill mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Match | 8 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 12 | 13.8% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Pink Hill sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 104,663 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Natural | 31,140 | 35.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 24,600 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 21,331 | 42.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,400 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2,727 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 2,660 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,084 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,533 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,327 | 47.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 1,300 | 24.0 mi | |
| 1993 | Natural | 1,216 | 35.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,157 | 46.6 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 North Carolina cities with population within ±25% of Pink Hill. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Pink Hill.
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.