In 2025, fire departments serving Bonduel responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K 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 64% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
82 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $436K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | — | |
| 2022 | 20 | +100.0% | |
| 2023 | 17 | -15.0% | |
| 2024 | 13 | -23.5% | |
| 2025 | 22 | +69.2% |
For the 6 building fires Bonduel 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 | 14 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Outside area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 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 Bonduel mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bonduel departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50 | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bonduel sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,024 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 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 385 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 366 | 35.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 320 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 320 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 275 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 275 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 262 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 215 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 133 | 14.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 110 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 103 | 36.2 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 Bonduel. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
3 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Bonduel.
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.