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Most building fires (2025)

Cities reporting the most NFIRS structure-fire (INC_TYPE 111) incidents in 2025.

100 cities ranked Metric: building fires
#CityStatebuilding firesPopulationGrade
1 Houston TX 1,914 2,296,253 B+
2 Chicago IL 1,392 2,721,914 B
3 Detroit MI 1,197 636,787 B-
4 New York NY 1,152 8,622,467 B+
5 Washington DC 1,112 670,587 B
6 Philadelphia PA 819 1,593,208 B+
7 Phoenix AZ 741 1,609,456 A-
8 Indianapolis IN 734 882,006 B+
9 Las Vegas NV 679 644,835 B-
10 Dallas TX 640 1,300,642 B+
11 San Antonio TX 636 1,445,662 B+
12 Milwaukee WI 623 573,299 B+
13 Wilmington DE 621 71,034 D
14 Louisville KY 612 629,176 B
15 Los Angeles CA 597 3,881,041 A-
16 Austin TX 574 958,202 B-
17 Memphis TN 536 630,027 B
18 Columbus OH 533 902,449 B+
19 Birmingham AL 524 200,431 C+
20 Newark DE 495 30,655 D
21 Cleveland OH 473 370,365 B-
22 Sacramento CA 468 523,600 C+
23 Oklahoma City OK 466 681,088 B+
24 Kansas City MO 414 505,958 B
25 Tulsa OK 408 411,938 B-
26 Dayton OH 396 137,305 C
27 Fayetteville NC 378 208,697 C+
28 Fresno CA 375 541,528 B-
29 Omaha NE 352 489,201 B+
30 Toledo OH 327 269,962 B
31 Shreveport LA 318 186,183 B-
32 Flint MI 312 81,863 C
33 New Castle DE 310 5,523 F
34 Wichita KS 303 395,951 B+
35 Portland OR 302 646,101 A-
36 Baton Rouge LA 301 225,500 B
37 Harvey IL 301 20,035 C-
38 Jacksonville FL 297 950,203 A-
39 Long Beach CA 295 462,293 A-
40 Mesa AZ 290 503,390 A-
41 Richmond VA 275 227,171 C
42 Charlotte NC 261 875,045 B+
43 Mobile AL 257 186,316 B
44 Columbia SC 253 136,754 C
45 Nashville TN 251 684,103 B+
46 Tampa FL 237 388,768 B
47 Orlando FL 235 307,738 B-
48 Kalamazoo MI 232 73,342 C-
49 Greenville SC 230 70,838 C-
50 Corpus Christi TX 228 317,804 B
51 Boston MA 226 665,945 B
52 Bakersfield CA 226 404,321 B+
53 Jackson MI 226 31,420 D
54 Montgomery AL 225 199,819 B
55 Stockton CA 224 320,030 C
56 Spring TX 221 63,930 C-
57 Seattle WA 217 734,603 B
58 Akron OH 217 190,273 C+
59 Jackson MS 217 153,271 C+
60 Westminster MD 215 20,099 C-
61 Springfield IL 214 114,214 B-
62 Cincinnati OH 211 308,870 B-
63 Tucson AZ 210 541,033 B
64 Rockford IL 205 148,173 B-
65 Grand Rapids MI 204 198,096 B-
66 Fort Worth TX 203 924,663 A-
67 Denver CO 203 710,800 B
68 Amarillo TX 193 200,360 B-
69 Spartanburg SC 191 38,301 C-
70 Albuquerque NM 189 562,551 B-
71 Chandler AZ 189 275,618 A+
72 Norristown PA 188 35,712 C
73 Hagerstown MD 186 43,374 C-
74 Little Rock AR 182 202,218 C+
75 Elkton MD 178 15,830 C-
76 San Francisco CA 176 851,036 B
77 Raleigh NC 175 465,517 B+
78 Saginaw MI 172 44,316 D
79 Decatur IL 171 70,975 C+
80 Greensboro NC 170 297,202 B+
81 Lincoln NE 163 290,531 B+
82 Springfield MO 160 168,873 B-
83 North Little Rock AR 160 64,454 C
84 Clarksville TN 158 167,882 B
85 New Orleans LA 156 380,408 B
86 Lubbock TX 156 258,190 B+
87 Joliet IL 155 150,221 B+
88 Newark OH 155 50,062 C+
89 Spokane WA 154 227,922 B-
90 Fairbanks AK 154 32,496 C
91 Pittsburgh PA 153 303,843 B+
92 San Jose CA 150 1,001,176 B+
93 Anchorage AK 148 290,674 B+
94 Tallahassee FL 146 198,259 B
95 Fall River MA 146 93,638 B-
96 Kankakee IL 145 24,795 C-
97 Pueblo CO 144 111,430 C+
98 Summerville SC 144 50,839 C
99 Bear DE 144 23,070 C+
100 Harrisburg PA 143 50,055 C+

Methodology

Cities ranked by building fires from the city_fire_profiles table. NFIRS coverage is voluntary so totals reflect departments that report; all per-capita rates use SimpleMaps 2023 population estimates. The letter grade in the right column ranks each city by per-capita incidents and civilian fire deaths against every city we profile (how grades work). See /rankings/best/ for the highest-grade cities.