In 2025, fire departments serving Roseboro responded to 75 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $85K 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 63% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
566 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $783K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | — | |
| 2022 | 163 | +44.2% | |
| 2023 | 101 | -38.0% | |
| 2024 | 114 | +12.9% | |
| 2025 | 75 | -34.2% |
For the 15 building fires Roseboro departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 195 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 | 80 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 27 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 20 | 10.3% |
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 Roseboro mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 123 | 63.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 18 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Roseboro departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $85,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $84,928 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $71,568 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $6,556 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $500 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Roseboro sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 21,201 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Natural | 5,438 | 14.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,084 | 30.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 1,300 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,164 | 16.0 mi | |
| 1993 | Debris and open burning | 900 | 24.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 830 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 795 | 28.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 750 | 32.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 716 | 22.0 mi | |
| 1993 | Natural | 700 | 30.4 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 650 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 600 | 28.6 mi |
Top 4 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 Roseboro. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Roseboro.
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.