In 2025, fire departments serving West Winfield responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500 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 91% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
38 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $500 cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | — | |
| 2022 | 5 | -37.5% | |
| 2023 | 9 | +80.0% | |
| 2024 | 5 | -44.4% | |
| 2025 | 11 | +120.0% |
For the 3 building fires West Winfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 3 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 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 33.3% |
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 Winfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by West Winfield departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. West Winfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 956 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 65 | 29.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 47 | 28.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 25.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 48.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 40 | 43.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 48.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 40 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 39 | 46.9 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 38 | 49.6 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of West Winfield. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in West Winfield.
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.