In 2025, fire departments serving Albertville responded to 17 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
115 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $237K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 22 | -12.0% | |
| 2024 | 26 | +18.2% | |
| 2025 | 17 | -34.6% |
For the 0 building fires Albertville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 38 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Office | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Closet | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 18.4% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Albertville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.6% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Albertville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 25,342 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8,513 | 26.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 26.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1,737 | 46.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1,299 | 15.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,250 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,000 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 835 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 710 | 47.5 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 680 | 48.9 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 640 | 44.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 600 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 520 | 47.9 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55301 | 115 |
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Albertville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 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. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.