In 2025, fire departments serving Stoneville responded to 74 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K 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 62% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
535 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.1M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | — | |
| 2022 | 127 | +5.8% | |
| 2023 | 108 | -15.0% | |
| 2024 | 106 | -1.9% | |
| 2025 | 74 | -30.2% |
For the 15 building fires Stoneville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 190 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 | 41 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 24 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 30 | 15.8% |
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 Stoneville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 29 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 20 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Stoneville departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $4,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Stoneville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 10,194 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Natural | 3,696 | 24.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,036 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 850 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 675 | 33.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 400 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 380 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 363 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 350 | 27.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 289 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 230 | 28.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 175 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 166 | 23.5 mi |
Top 2 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 Stoneville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Stoneville.
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.