In 2025, fire departments serving Wyckoff responded to 148 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 66% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
520 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | — | |
| 2022 | 115 | +62.0% | |
| 2023 | 75 | -34.8% | |
| 2024 | 111 | +48.0% | |
| 2025 | 148 | +33.3% |
For the 6 building fires Wyckoff 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 | Outside area, other | 12 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 15.2% |
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 Wyckoff mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 41.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 8.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Wyckoff sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 14,276 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2,759 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,028 | 47.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 750 | 48.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 700 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 641 | 12.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 552 | 15.9 mi | |
| 1994 | Smoking | 500 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 485 | 16.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 481 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Firearms and explosives use | 475 | 36.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 468 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 | 48.6 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 New Jersey cities with population within ±25% of Wyckoff. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Wyckoff.
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.