In 2025, fire departments serving Bagdad responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K 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 63% of all calls.
Jun peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
119 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $2.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | — | |
| 2022 | 16 | -38.5% | |
| 2023 | 29 | +81.2% | |
| 2024 | 18 | -37.9% | |
| 2025 | 30 | +66.7% |
For the 4 building fires Bagdad departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 35 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 | 9 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 11.4% |
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 Bagdad mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bagdad departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bagdad sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
16 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 | 1 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | |
| 30-39 | 12 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 226,265 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Natural | 32,126 | 13.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,516 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 21,510 | 17.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 18,072 | 24.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 15,980 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 12,500 | 15.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 10,482 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,537 | 48.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,380 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 8,877 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 8,500 | 18.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 7,512 | 45.6 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 Arizona cities with population within ±25% of Bagdad. 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.