In 2025, fire departments serving Rye Brook responded to 54 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
301 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $212K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | — | |
| 2022 | 48 | -5.9% | |
| 2023 | 95 | +97.9% | |
| 2024 | 53 | -44.2% | |
| 2025 | 54 | +1.9% |
For the 1 building fires Rye Brook departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 19 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 | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 21.1% |
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 Rye Brook mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 5.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Rye Brook sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 9,796 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,000 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 992 | 45.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 700 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 641 | 23.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 552 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 550 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 485 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 481 | 24.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 468 | 28.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 410 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 363 | 13.3 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 | 38.4 mi |
Top 5 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 Rye Brook. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Rye Brook.
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.