In 2025, fire departments serving Warsaw responded to 18 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.
Dec peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
100 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | — | |
| 2022 | 19 | -17.4% | |
| 2023 | 23 | +21.1% | |
| 2024 | 17 | -26.1% | |
| 2025 | 18 | +5.9% |
For the 11 building fires Warsaw departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 6 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 16.7% |
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 Warsaw mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 100.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Warsaw sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 965 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Smoking | 145 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 88 | 17.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 48 | 22.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 44 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 43 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 43 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 42 | 19.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 33 | 29.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 | 44.8 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14569 | 100 |
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Warsaw. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Warsaw.
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.