In 2025, fire departments serving Red Lion responded to 92 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $30K 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 67% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
657 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.6M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | — | |
| 2022 | 139 | +29.9% | |
| 2023 | 170 | +22.3% | |
| 2024 | 149 | -12.4% | |
| 2025 | 92 | -38.3% |
For the 37 building fires Red Lion departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 90 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Roof surface: exterior | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 29 | 32.2% |
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 Red Lion mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Red Lion departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $3,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Red Lion sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,147 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 935 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 522 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 74 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 59 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 | 37.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 49 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Smoking | 48 | 47.5 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 Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Red Lion. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Red Lion.
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.