In 2025, fire departments serving Trappe responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $228K 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 83% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
172 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $962K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | — | |
| 2022 | 45 | +12.5% | |
| 2023 | 36 | -20.0% | |
| 2024 | 22 | -38.9% | |
| 2025 | 29 | +31.8% |
For the 12 building fires Trappe departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 31 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 | 7 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 19.4% |
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 Trappe mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Sunlight | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Trappe departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $228,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Trappe sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 11,931 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,107 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,950 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 910 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 848 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 741 | 15.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 740 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 569 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 470 | 29.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 390 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 343 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 325 | 46.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 325 | 39.6 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 Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Trappe. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Trappe.
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.