In 2025, fire departments serving Port Byron responded to 24 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 83% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
187 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $125K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | — | |
| 2022 | 36 | -26.5% | |
| 2023 | 37 | +2.8% | |
| 2024 | 41 | +10.8% | |
| 2025 | 24 | -41.5% |
For the 5 building fires Port Byron 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Office | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 10 | Outside area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 11 | All other 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 Port Byron mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Port Byron departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Port Byron sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,430 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 | 8.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 49 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 | 48.6 mi | |
| 1993 | Debris and open burning | 31 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Smoking | 30 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Smoking | 30 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 45.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 47.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 | 40.4 mi |
Top 7 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 Port Byron. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Port Byron.
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.