In 2025, fire departments serving Capitol Planning Region responded to 1,998 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $379K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 44% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Nov dips.
9,965 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,572 | |
| 2022 | 2,383 | |
| 2023 | 2,038 | |
| 2024 | 1,974 | |
| 2025 | 1,998 |
For the 115 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Capitol Planning Region during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 69% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $378,757 | NEW BRITAIN | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $242,600 | NEW BRITAIN | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $216,058 | NEW BRITAIN | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | NEW BRITAIN | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | NEW BRITAIN | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | ENFIELD | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $175,000 | NEW BRITAIN | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | NEW BRITAIN | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $75,000 | NEW BRITAIN | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $50,000 | ENFIELD | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 09110.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 121,057 | View › |
| New Britain | 74,212 | View › |
| Storrs | 17,606 | View › |
| Kensington | 9,580 | View › |
| Thompsonville | 8,097 | View › |
| Glastonbury Center | 7,959 | View › |
| Southwood Acres | 7,928 | View › |
| Rockville | 6,951 | View › |
| Hazardville | 6,123 | View › |
| Simsbury Center | 6,110 | View › |
| Sherwood Manor | 5,731 | View › |
| Stafford Springs | 4,890 | View › |
Top 1 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkner Island-Southern Management Unit | 2019 | FWS | 1 |
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.