In 2025, fire departments serving Coolidge responded to 143 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $350K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Trash or rubbish fire, contained lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 51% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
792 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $9.4M cumulative property loss. 4 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 136 | — | |
| 2022 | 118 | -13.2% | |
| 2023 | 210 | +78.0% | |
| 2024 | 185 | -11.9% | |
| 2025 | 143 | -22.7% |
For the 9 building fires Coolidge departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 436 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 | 136 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 82 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 79 | 18.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 7 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 52 | 11.9% |
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 Coolidge mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 312 | 71.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 17 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Match | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 28 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Coolidge departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 92% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $249,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Coolidge sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
21 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 3 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | |
| 30-39 | 8 | |
| 40-49 | 3 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 3 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 474,263 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 193,455 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 123,875 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 24,729 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 17,131 | 40.5 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,495 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 11,000 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 9,539 | 33.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,500 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 7,196 | 48.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,512 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 6,229 | 41.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,471 | 25.3 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 Arizona cities with population within ±25% of Coolidge. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Coolidge.
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.