In 2025, fire departments serving Concrete responded to 64 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 70% of all calls.
Jun peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
263 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $324K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | — | |
| 2022 | 50 | -2.0% | |
| 2023 | 47 | -6.0% | |
| 2024 | 51 | +8.5% | |
| 2025 | 64 | +25.5% |
For the 12 building fires Concrete departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 58 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 | 25 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Assembly area - less than 100 persons | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 12.1% |
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 Concrete mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Concrete departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Concrete sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 38,618 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Natural | 7,107 | 24.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 3,880 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 3,654 | 28.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 3,650 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 3,166 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 3,075 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 2,301 | 32.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 1,752 | 37.6 mi | |
| 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,162 | 13.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 1,015 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 880 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Natural | 838 | 47.3 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 Washington cities with population within ±25% of Concrete. 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.