In 2025, fire departments serving Hampshire County responded to 428 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Top five categories make up about 51% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Dec dips.
2,682 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 575 | |
| 2022 | 450 | |
| 2023 | 650 | |
| 2024 | 579 | |
| 2025 | 428 |
For the 24 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Hampshire County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 98% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | NORTHAMPTON | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | NORTHAMPTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | NORTHAMPTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | NORTHAMPTON | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | NORTHAMPTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | NORTHAMPTON | Outside equipment fire | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | NORTHAMPTON | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 8 | $6,000 | Goshen | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $5,000 | HATFIELD | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $5,000 | HATFIELD | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 25015.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton | 28,245 | View › |
| South Hadley | 17,115 | View › |
| Easthampton | 16,136 | View › |
| Belchertown | 15,304 | View › |
| Ware | 10,162 | View › |
| Southampton | 6,185 | View › |
| Granby | 6,096 | View › |
| Hadley | 5,295 | View › |
| Hatfield | 3,328 | View › |
| Williamsburg | 2,745 | View › |
| Huntington | 2,328 | View › |
| Westhampton | 1,519 | View › |
20 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.