In 2025, fire departments serving Avon responded to 21 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $640K 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 81% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
111 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | — | |
| 2022 | 23 | -17.9% | |
| 2023 | 15 | -34.8% | |
| 2024 | 24 | +60.0% | |
| 2025 | 21 | -12.5% |
For the 2 building fires Avon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 24 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 | 16 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 4.2% |
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 Avon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 79.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Avon departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $640,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Avon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 16,505 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1,737 | 29.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1,299 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,260 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,250 | 32.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 830 | 27.0 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 750 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 710 | 31.0 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 680 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 663 | 42.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 640 | 36.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 620 | 21.2 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 600 | 33.1 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 | 56310 | 111 |
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Avon. 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.