In 2025, fire departments serving Youngsville responded to 92 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $120K 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 59% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
655 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.1M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | — | |
| 2022 | 184 | +119.0% | |
| 2023 | 138 | -25.0% | |
| 2024 | 157 | +13.8% | |
| 2025 | 92 | -41.4% |
For the 21 building fires Youngsville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 156 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 27 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 24 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 23 | 14.7% |
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 Youngsville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 27 | 17.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Youngsville departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $35,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Youngsville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,954 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 308 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 200 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 134 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 124 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 93 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 82 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 82 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 75 | 10.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 70 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 68 | 38.2 mi |
Top 9 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Louisiana cities with population within ±25% of Youngsville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Youngsville.
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.