In 2025, fire departments serving Boyceville responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
80 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.1M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | 24 | +100.0% | |
| 2023 | 14 | -41.7% | |
| 2024 | 20 | +42.9% | |
| 2025 | 10 | -50.0% |
For the 5 building fires Boyceville 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 | 7 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 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 Boyceville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 4.2% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Boyceville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,205 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Fireworks | 390 | 18.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 260 | 28.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 148 | 2.5 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 140 | 30.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 124 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 123 | 19.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 122 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 | 44.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 30.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 57 | 36.9 mi |
Top 2 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 Boyceville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Boyceville.
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.