In 2025, fire departments serving Tuxedo responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $60K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 86% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
114 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $536K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | +52.6% | |
| 2023 | 32 | +10.3% | |
| 2024 | 20 | -37.5% | |
| 2025 | 14 | -30.0% |
For the 0 building fires Tuxedo departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 49 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 | 16 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 10 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Wall assembly | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 2.0% |
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 Tuxedo mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 44.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 18.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 2.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Tuxedo departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Tuxedo sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 17,600 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Smoking | 2,855 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2,759 | 29.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,028 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 998 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 866 | 40.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 700 | 12.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 641 | 5.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 552 | 1.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 550 | 44.2 mi | |
| 1994 | Smoking | 500 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 485 | 0.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 481 | 8.9 mi |
Top 5 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 Tuxedo. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Tuxedo.
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.