In 2025, fire departments serving Hampden County responded to 2,339 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $800K property loss.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 53% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips.
16,814 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,638 | |
| 2022 | 3,661 | |
| 2023 | 3,565 | |
| 2024 | 3,611 | |
| 2025 | 2,339 |
For the 168 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Hampden County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 41% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | CHICOPEE | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | CHICOPEE | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | HOLYOKE | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $318,100 | WESTFIELD | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | HOLYOKE | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | HOLYOKE | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Liberty Heights Spri | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $275,800 | PALMER | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $218,500 | CHICOPEE | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $200,000 | AGAWAM | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 25013.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 155,305 | View › |
| Chicopee | 55,441 | View › |
| Westfield | 40,794 | View › |
| Holyoke | 38,210 | View › |
| West Springfield | 28,755 | View › |
| Agawam | 28,606 | View › |
| Ludlow | 20,883 | View › |
| East Longmeadow | 16,361 | View › |
| Longmeadow | 15,789 | View › |
| Wilbraham | 14,595 | View › |
| Palmer | 12,422 | View › |
| Southwick | 9,244 | View › |
27 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt Tom | 2014 | FWS | 23 |
| 2 | Highlands Wildfire | 2013 | NPS | 6 |
| 3 | 20217SPB Plot 9 | 2021 | NPS | 2 |
| 4 | 0021720210525 SPB Plot 203 | 2021 | NPS | 2 |
| 5 | 20210707SPB15_14Rx | 2021 | NPS | 2 |
| 6 | SPB Plot #10 | 2021 | NPS | 1 |
| 7 | 00217420210527 SPB Plot 19 Rx | 2021 | NPS | 1 |
| 8 | PTownPearsols_CPB_2021 | 2021 | NPS | 1 |
| 9 | Pilgrim Springs_CPB_20210204 | 2021 | NPS | 1 |
| 10 | Highland Center_CPB_20210406 | 2021 | NPS | 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.