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2025 County Report

Fires in Sullivan County, PA

In 2025, fire departments serving Sullivan County responded to 59 fire and hazmat incidents.

4,047 residents FIPS 42113 37 cities · 1 fire depts
Total incidents
59
670 across 5 years
Building fires
16
14 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 83% of all calls.

59
Total Incidents
Building fires 16 27.1%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 13 22.0%
Hazardous condition, other 12 20.3%
Fire, other 4 6.8%
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 4 6.8%
All other categories 10 16.9%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Sullivan County?

Jan peaks. Oct dips.

Jan 11
Feb 8
Mar 11
Apr 7
May 6
Jun 7
Jul 4
Aug 2
Sep 3
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Sullivan County

670 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 157
2022 161
2023 143
2024 150
2025 59
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 16 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
100%
7
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Sullivan County compares

Sullivan County vs PA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

14.58
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Sullivan County
14.58
PA avg
6.48
US avg
7.15
3.95
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Sullivan County
3.95
PA avg
1.39
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Sullivan County
0
PA avg
6.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Sullivan County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 42113.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Sullivan County

1 departments report from this county.

Muncy Valley Area Vol Fire Co
Muncy Valley
FDID 57052 9 incidents 35 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in PA

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Hopewell 2012 NPS 812
2 Blue Mountain 2024 NPS 577
3 River Road 2023 USFS 430
4 SNYDER 1999 NPS 374
5 Town Line Church 1984 USFS 207
6 Little Round Top Munshower 2021 NPS 79
7 Sugar Bay 2023 USFS 62
8 Spring 2003 USFS 53
9 Salmon Creek 2010 USFS 48
10 BELLTOWN 2011 USFS 42

About this data

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.