In 2025, fire departments serving Stanton responded to 48 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1 building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Authorized controlled burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
268 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $530K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | — | |
| 2022 | 58 | -4.9% | |
| 2023 | 58 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 43 | -25.9% | |
| 2025 | 48 | +11.6% |
For the 3 building fires Stanton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 79 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 | 35 | 44.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 10.1% |
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 Stanton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 72.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Stanton departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Stanton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 44,085 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3,500 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,406 | 41.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,000 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,000 | 31.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,500 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,500 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2,200 | 34.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,100 | 16.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 29.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,910 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,640 | 10.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,500 | 36.3 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 Kentucky cities with population within ±25% of Stanton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.