In 2025, fire departments serving Voorheesville responded to 37 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
Apr peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
163 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | 23 | -14.8% | |
| 2023 | 47 | +104.3% | |
| 2024 | 29 | -38.3% | |
| 2025 | 37 | +27.6% |
For the 1 building fires Voorheesville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 18 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 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Chimney (conversion only) | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 10 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 22.2% |
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 Voorheesville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 10 | Candle | 1 | 5.6% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Voorheesville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,109 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 272 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 266 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 146 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 35.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 | 36.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 96 | 32.6 mi | |
| 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 90 | 24.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 30.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 73 | 39.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 70 | 43.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 | 9.6 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 New York cities with population within ±25% of Voorheesville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Voorheesville.
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.