In 2025, fire departments serving Woodstock responded to 98 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.
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
625 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | — | |
| 2022 | 149 | +22.1% | |
| 2023 | 103 | -30.9% | |
| 2024 | 153 | +48.5% | |
| 2025 | 98 | -35.9% |
For the 2 building fires Woodstock departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 22 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 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Assembly area without fixed seats - 100+ persons | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 27.3% |
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 Woodstock mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Candle | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Undetermined | 1 | 4.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Woodstock sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 14,799 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Smoking | 2,855 | 17.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2,759 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,028 | 28.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 998 | 17.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 866 | 17.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 700 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 550 | 39.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 468 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 388 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 384 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 300 | 35.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 285 | 42.1 mi |
Top 7 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 Woodstock. 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.