In 2025, fire departments serving Carver responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Carbon monoxide incident lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 82% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
130 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $61K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | 28 | -9.7% | |
| 2023 | 27 | -3.6% | |
| 2024 | 22 | -18.5% | |
| 2025 | 22 | +0.0% |
For the 5 building fires Carver departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 9 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 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
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 Carver mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Carver departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Carver sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 20,908 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8,513 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,909 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 44.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1,299 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,000 | 21.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Smoking | 420 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 31.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 336 | 40.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 306 | 38.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 290 | 32.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 248 | 48.6 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Carver. 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.