In 2025, fire departments serving Trumansburg responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Jan peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
112 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $277K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | — | |
| 2022 | 31 | +10.7% | |
| 2023 | 18 | -41.9% | |
| 2024 | 16 | -11.1% | |
| 2025 | 19 | +18.8% |
For the 9 building fires Trumansburg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 9 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 | Other | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
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 Trumansburg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Trumansburg sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,909 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 694 | 31.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 130 | 45.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 25.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 85 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 73 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 53 | 48.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 52 | 33.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 | 38.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 49 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 43 | 47.2 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 New York cities with population within ±25% of Trumansburg. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Trumansburg.
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.