In 2025, fire departments serving Crivitz responded to 51 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 63% of all calls.
May peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
279 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $3.1M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | — | |
| 2022 | 64 | +39.1% | |
| 2023 | 70 | +9.4% | |
| 2024 | 48 | -31.4% | |
| 2025 | 51 | +6.2% |
For the 6 building fires Crivitz departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 44 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 | Structural area, other | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 25.0% |
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 Crivitz mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Crivitz departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Crivitz sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,020 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 275 | 25.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 215 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 133 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 110 | 21.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 103 | 11.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 103 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 94 | 39.2 mi | |
| 1998 | Debris and open burning | 88 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Other causes | 73 | 15.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 65 | 48.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 | 28.2 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Wisconsin cities with population within ±25% of Crivitz. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
3 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Crivitz.
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.