In 2025, fire departments serving Warren responded to 27 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Carbon monoxide incident lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
147 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.0M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | 21 | +10.5% | |
| 2023 | 44 | +109.5% | |
| 2024 | 36 | -18.2% | |
| 2025 | 27 | -25.0% |
For the 3 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 20 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 | 7 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 5.0% |
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 Warren mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Warren departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Warren sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,536 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 137 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 121 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 29.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 117 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 82 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 80 | 38.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Smoking | 75 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 65 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Smoking | 60 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 52 | 45.3 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Vermont cities with population within ±25% of Warren. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 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.