In 2025, fire departments serving Allouez responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $45K building blaze. 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 74% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
299 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $827K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | — | |
| 2022 | 66 | +13.8% | |
| 2023 | 45 | -31.8% | |
| 2024 | 80 | +77.8% | |
| 2025 | 50 | -37.5% |
For the 0 building fires Allouez departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 74 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Undetermined | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 28.4% |
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 Allouez mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 12 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Allouez departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $3,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Allouez sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
8 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 0 | |
| 30-39 | 1 | |
| 40-49 | 0 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,401 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 385 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 366 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 320 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 275 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 275 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 262 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 215 | 28.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 133 | 40.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 100 | 24.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 85 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 34.6 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Wisconsin cities with population within ±25% of Allouez. 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.