In 2025, fire departments serving Anchor Point responded to 37 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $219K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
156 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $3.0M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | — | |
| 2022 | 35 | +16.7% | |
| 2023 | 32 | -8.6% | |
| 2024 | 22 | -31.2% | |
| 2025 | 37 | +68.2% |
For the 9 building fires Anchor Point departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 65 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 | Undetermined | 12 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 18.5% |
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 Anchor Point mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 10 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Anchor Point departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $219,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $117,900 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Water vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $9,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $4,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Anchor Point sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
5 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 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 0 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 3 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 124,407 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,254 | 21.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 26,300 | 38.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 17,510 | 28.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 13,221 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5,400 | 13.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 2,800 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,074 | 18.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 871 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 260 | 7.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 127 | 6.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 126 | 28.1 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 45.8 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 | 99556 | 155 |
Six Alaska cities with population within ±25% of Anchor Point. 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.