In 2025, fire departments serving Crosby responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K 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 64% of all calls.
May peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
102 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $687K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 20 | -4.8% | |
| 2023 | 17 | -15.0% | |
| 2024 | 22 | +29.4% | |
| 2025 | 22 | +0.0% |
For the 4 building fires Crosby departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 26 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 | Other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 19.2% |
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 Crosby mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Crosby departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,500 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Crosby sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 23,384 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,200 | 35.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1,737 | 42.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,460 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,260 | 18.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,250 | 38.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,242 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,150 | 32.9 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 930 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 850 | 31.5 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 830 | 38.8 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 750 | 38.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 725 | 31.0 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 Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Crosby. 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.