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In 2025, fire departments serving West Point responded to 28 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $60K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
151 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $171K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | — | |
| 2022 | 38 | -11.6% | |
| 2023* | 6 | — | |
| 2024 | 36 | — | |
| 2025 | 28 | -22.2% |
* Well below West Point'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 2 building fires West Point departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 46 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 | 23 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 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 West Point mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 71.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Match | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by West Point departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. West Point sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 735,037 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 255,858 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97,717 | 26.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 9.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 36,450 | 33.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27,440 | 49.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,580 | 25.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 22,080 | 41.2 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,000 | 16.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 17,790 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,823 | 19.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,761 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 14,500 | 47.3 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 | 95255 | 151 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of West Point. 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.