In 2025, fire departments serving Wilton responded to 34 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 76% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
206 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | — | |
| 2022 | 47 | +11.9% | |
| 2023 | 36 | -23.4% | |
| 2024 | 47 | +30.6% | |
| 2025 | 34 | -27.7% |
For the 3 building fires Wilton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 2 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 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
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 Wilton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 100.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Wilton sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,972 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Smoking | 310 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 272 | 41.7 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 270 | 43.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 266 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 190 | 30.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 173 | 15.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 121 | 49.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 117 | 48.4 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 | 0.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 96 | 16.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 95 | 45.5 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 Wilton. 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.