In 2025, fire departments serving Weathersfield responded to 69 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 81% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
171 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 12 | — | |
| 2022* | 11 | — | |
| 2023 | 24 | — | |
| 2024 | 55 | +129.2% | |
| 2025 | 69 | +25.5% |
* Well below Weathersfield's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 5 building fires Weathersfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 23 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 | 5 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 4.3% |
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 Weathersfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 56.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 4.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Weathersfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,554 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 270 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 190 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 137 | 23.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 83 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 15.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 55 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 47 | 39.3 mi |
Top 6 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 Weathersfield. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.