In 2025, fire departments serving Providence County responded to 3,609 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.0M property loss.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips.
15,211 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,070 | |
| 2022 | 3,056 | |
| 2023 | 2,703 | |
| 2024 | 2,773 | |
| 2025 | 3,609 |
For the 342 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Providence County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 55% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Pawtucket | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $999,999 | Pawtucket | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Pawtucket | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | BURRILLVILLE | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $357,900 | EAST PROVIDENCE | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $333,333 | Pawtucket | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | North Smithfield | Passenger vehicle fire | Major |
| 8 | $275,000 | Cranston | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $250,000 | North Providence | Building fires | Major |
| 10 | $250,000 | Pawtucket | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 44007.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 189,715 | View › |
| Cranston | 82,691 | View › |
| Pawtucket | 75,176 | View › |
| East Providence | 47,012 | View › |
| Woonsocket | 43,029 | View › |
| Cumberland | 36,276 | View › |
| North Providence | 33,945 | View › |
| Johnston | 29,545 | View › |
| Lincoln | 22,476 | View › |
| Central Falls | 22,359 | View › |
| Smithfield | 22,086 | View › |
| Burrillville | 16,205 | View › |
5 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.