In 2025, fire departments serving Warren responded to 86 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $30K 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 73% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
545 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | — | |
| 2022 | 132 | +30.7% | |
| 2023 | 112 | -15.2% | |
| 2024 | 114 | +1.8% | |
| 2025 | 86 | -24.6% |
For the 24 building fires Warren departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 131 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 | 23 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 37 | 28.2% |
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 Warren mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 18 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Warren departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $8,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Warren sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
10 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 2 | |
| 50-59 | 1 | |
| 60-69 | 2 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,050 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 780 | 18.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 | 38.8 mi | |
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 92 | 19.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 85 | 13.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 72 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 64 | 4.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 59 | 22.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 | 34.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 54 | 3.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 54 | 10.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 25.5 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 Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Warren. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
5 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Warren.
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.