In 2025, fire departments serving Wind Gap responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Incomplete 2025 data. Wind Gap's departments reported 19 incidents to NFIRS for 2025, against about 36 in a typical year, so 2025 figures on this page undercount. The 2021–2025 totals are the better guide.
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 79% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
181 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | — | |
| 2022 | 36 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 67 | +86.1% | |
| 2024 | 23 | -65.7% | |
| 2025* | 19 | — |
* Well below Wind Gap'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 1 building fires Wind Gap departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 53 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 | 24 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 1.9% |
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 Wind Gap mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 75.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.9% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Wind Gap sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 22,783 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,949 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,265 | 21.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,126 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 995 | 28.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 848 | 21.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 812 | 21.1 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 750 | 14.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 674 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 647 | 22.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 623 | 13.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 615 | 28.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Smoking | 500 | 35.9 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Pennsylvania cities with population within ±25% of Wind Gap. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Wind Gap.
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.