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2025 County Report

Fires in Susquehanna County, PA

In 2025, fire departments serving Susquehanna County responded to 252 fire and hazmat incidents.

29,919 residents FIPS 42115 86 cities · 17 fire depts
Total incidents
252
2,720 across 5 years
Building fires
96
47 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
1 / 2
1 civ deaths · 1 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.

252
Total Incidents
Building fires 96 38.1%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 34 13.5%
Power line down 25 9.9%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 10 4.0%
Forest, woods or wildland fire 10 4.0%
All other categories 77 30.6%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Susquehanna County?

Mar peaks. Nov dips.

Jan 34
Feb 15
Mar 51
Apr 16
May 24
Jun 8
Jul 27
Aug 31
Sep 44
Oct 2
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Susquehanna County

2,720 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 608
2022 620
2023 687
2024 553
2025 252
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 96 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
72%
51
Cause undetermined
1%
1
Intentional / arson
3%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
11%
8
Under investigation
4%
3
Act of nature (lightning)
9%
6
06 How Susquehanna County compares

Susquehanna County vs PA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

8.42
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Susquehanna County
8.42
PA avg
6.48
US avg
7.15
3.21
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Susquehanna County
3.21
PA avg
1.39
US avg
0.82
33.4
Civilian fire deaths per million
Susquehanna County
33.4
PA avg
6.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Susquehanna County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 42115.

CityPopulation 
Bridgewater 2,630 View ›
Clifford 2,457 View ›
Silver Lake 1,769 View ›
New Milford 1,677 View ›
Forest City 1,612 View ›
Lenox 1,597 View ›
Springville 1,591 View ›
Harford 1,481 View ›
Auburn 1,475 View ›
Great Bend 1,424 View ›
Montrose 1,396 View ›
Susquehanna Depot 1,395 View ›
08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Susquehanna County

17 departments report from this county.

United Fire Company
Montrose
FDID 58018 37 incidents 56 vol
Clifford Township Volunteer Fi
Clifford
FDID 58001 34 incidents 50 vol
HALLSTEAD FIRE ENGINE HOSE C
HALLSTEAD
FDID 58007 27 incidents
Springville Volunteer Fire Com
Springville
FDID 58014 24 incidents 26 vol
Harford Vol Fire Company
Harford
FDID 58008 22 incidents 51 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.