We grade 12,847+ US cities along 10 dimensions sourced from NFIRS — per-capita incident rate, building-fire density, civilian deaths, year-over-year change, wildfire exposure, and the composite letter grade. Each ranking has its own page; pick whichever best fits the question you're asking.
Highest A+ → F composite grades, built from per-capita NFIRS rates, building-fire density, casualty rates, and recent activity.
Lowest composite grades. The cities at the top of this list deserve the closest look.
Skip the composite grade and rank cities along a single metric.
Cities that reported the most NFIRS incidents in 2025 — raw counts, not population-normalized.
Cities with the highest cumulative NFIRS incident counts across the full 5-year window.
Cities with the highest 2025 NFIRS incident rate per 1,000 residents. Excludes very small towns.
Cities with the lowest 2025 NFIRS incident rate per 1,000 residents. Excludes very small towns.
Cities reporting the most NFIRS structure-fire (INC_TYPE 111) incidents in 2025.
Cities reporting the highest NFIRS wildland-fire (INC_TYPE 140-170) counts in 2025.
Cities with the largest cumulative NFIRS property loss across the 5-year window.
Cities with the most cumulative NFIRS civilian fire deaths across the 5-year window.
Cities where reported 2025 incidents fell most sharply vs 2024 (only cities that reported in full every year of the window).
Cities where reported 2025 incidents grew most sharply vs 2024 (only cities that reported in full every year of the window).