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In 2025, fire departments serving Stratford responded to 26 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
160 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $5.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | — | |
| 2022 | 23 | -32.4% | |
| 2023 | 42 | +82.6% | |
| 2024 | 35 | -16.7% | |
| 2025 | 26 | -25.7% |
For the 0 building fires Stratford departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 110 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 | 31 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 10.0% |
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 Stratford mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 5.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Stratford departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,973 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Stratford sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 244,880 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 48,000 | 31.5 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,700 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,667 | 39.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19,839 | 18.9 mi | |
| 1993 | Natural | 16,000 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,000 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 8,400 | 44.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7,495 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7,050 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,738 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 5,600 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,514 | 43.7 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93266 | 160 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Stratford. 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.