In 2025, fire departments serving Camp Verde responded to 112 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $350K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 41% of all calls.
May peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
594 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $5.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 144 | — | |
| 2022 | 88 | -38.9% | |
| 2023 | 146 | +65.9% | |
| 2024 | 104 | -28.8% | |
| 2025 | 112 | +7.7% |
For the 8 building fires Camp Verde departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 186 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 | 54 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 21 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Egress/exit, other | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 37 | 19.9% |
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 Camp Verde mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 114 | 61.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 12 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Camp Verde departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Camp Verde sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 735,247 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Natural | 248,310 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Natural | 119,500 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 33,850 | 28.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 33,550 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,516 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 23,885 | 35.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Natural | 22,092 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22,077 | 27.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17,618 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Natural | 17,218 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 16,790 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 16,738 | 39.6 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 Camp Verde. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Camp Verde.
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.