In 2025, fire departments serving Newport County responded to 392 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $700K property loss.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips.
2,062 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 451 | |
| 2022 | 369 | |
| 2023 | 451 | |
| 2024 | 399 | |
| 2025 | 392 |
For the 39 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Newport County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 94% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | NEWPORT | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | NEWPORT | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | NEWPORT | Water vehicle fire | Major |
| 4 | $205,000 | PORTSMOUTH | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | PORTSMOUTH | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | PORTSMOUTH | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | PORTSMOUTH | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | PORTSMOUTH | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $100,000 | PORTSMOUTH | Water vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $50,000 | NEWPORT | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 44005.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Newport | 25,087 | View › |
| Portsmouth | 17,846 | View › |
| Middletown | 17,009 | View › |
| Tiverton | 16,324 | View › |
| Newport East | 11,644 | View › |
| Jamestown | 5,554 | View › |
| Little Compton | 3,622 | View › |
| Melville | 1,918 | View › |
| Eagleville | 0 | View › |
| Clarks Village | 0 | View › |
| Pottersville | 0 | View › |
| Sachuest | 0 | View › |
2 departments report from this county.
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.