In 2025, fire departments serving Clearbrook responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K 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 80% of all calls.
May peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
71 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $332K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | — | |
| 2022 | 20 | +100.0% | |
| 2023 | 12 | -40.0% | |
| 2024 | 14 | +16.7% | |
| 2025 | 15 | +7.1% |
For the 5 building fires Clearbrook departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 29 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 | 9 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Swimming pool | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 17.2% |
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 Clearbrook mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Clearbrook departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $500 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $500 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Clearbrook sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 187,565 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 38,753 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25,396 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 19,782 | 20.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 13,820 | 28.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 11,420 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,480 | 12.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,455 | 18.2 mi | |
| 1998 | Debris and open burning | 6,000 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5,157 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,120 | 15.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,900 | 30.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4,700 | 35.0 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56634 | 71 |
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Clearbrook. 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.