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2025 County Report

Fires in Bradford County, PA

In 2025, fire departments serving Bradford County responded to 345 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $203K property loss.

35,645 residents FIPS 42015 133 cities · 23 fire depts
Total incidents
345
3,556 across 5 years
Building fires
89
86 wildland
Property loss
$355K
$203K structure · $152K contents
Casualties
2 / 0
2 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.

345
Total Incidents
Building fires 89 25.8%
Hazardous condition, other 72 20.9%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 58 16.8%
Grass fire 14 4.1%
Power line down 12 3.5%
All other categories 100 29.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Bradford County?

Mar peaks. Oct dips.

Jan 41
Feb 24
Mar 69
Apr 38
May 33
Jun 14
Jul 40
Aug 48
Sep 37
Oct 0
Nov 1
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Bradford County

3,556 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 866
2022 821
2023 835
2024 689
2025 345
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 89 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
78%
76
Cause undetermined
6%
6
Intentional / arson
4%
4
Equipment / heat source failure
6%
6
Under investigation
3%
3
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
3
05 The biggest fires

1 fires · $203K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Bradford County during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $203,000 Sayre Building fires Significant
06 How Bradford County compares

Bradford County vs PA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

9.68
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Bradford County
9.68
PA avg
6.48
US avg
7.15
2.5
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Bradford County
2.5
PA avg
1.39
US avg
0.82
56.1
Civilian fire deaths per million
Bradford County
56.1
PA avg
6.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Bradford County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 42015.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Bradford County

23 departments report from this county.

Oscoluwa Engine Hose Company
Troy
FDID 08016 35 incidents 54 vol
Canton Fire DeptInnes Hose Co
Canton
FDID 08002 29 incidents 35 vol
East Smithfield Fire Departmen
East Smithfield
FDID 08003 25 incidents 30 vol
Wysox Volunteer Fire
Wysox
FDID 08021 24 incidents
Monroe Hose Company
Monroeton
FDID 08007 23 incidents 15 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in PA

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Hopewell 2012 NPS 812
2 Blue Mountain 2024 NPS 577
3 River Road 2023 USFS 430
4 SNYDER 1999 NPS 374
5 Town Line Church 1984 USFS 207
6 Little Round Top Munshower 2021 NPS 79
7 Sugar Bay 2023 USFS 62
8 Spring 2003 USFS 53
9 Salmon Creek 2010 USFS 48
10 BELLTOWN 2011 USFS 42

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.