In 2025, fire departments serving Cornville responded to 38 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $18K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
230 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $325K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | — | |
| 2022 | 46 | -24.6% | |
| 2023 | 42 | -8.7% | |
| 2024 | 43 | +2.4% | |
| 2025 | 38 | -11.6% |
For the 1 building fires Cornville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 54 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 18.5% |
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 Cornville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Candle | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Cornville departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,000 | Water vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Cornville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 491,581 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Natural | 119,500 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 33,850 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 33,550 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,516 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 23,885 | 31.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22,077 | 17.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 17,788 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2004 | Natural | 17,218 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 16,790 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 16,738 | 44.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 16,400 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Other causes | 16,240 | 42.4 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 | 86325 | 230 |
Six Arizona cities with population within ±25% of Cornville. 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.