In 2025, fire departments serving Roaring Spring responded to 59 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
336 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | — | |
| 2022 | 47 | -51.0% | |
| 2023 | 46 | -2.1% | |
| 2024 | 88 | +91.3% | |
| 2025 | 59 | -33.0% |
For the 13 building fires Roaring Spring departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 55 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 | 10 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 14 | 25.5% |
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 Roaring Spring mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 11 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Incendiary device | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 10.9% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Roaring Spring sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 7,777 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 888 | 36.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 755 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 480 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 424 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 352 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 345 | 18.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 300 | 13.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 297 | 9.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 295 | 11.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 32.1 mi |
Top 3 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 Roaring Spring. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Roaring Spring.
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.