In 2025, fire departments serving Cuba City responded to 17 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 65% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
103 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $391K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | +47.1% | |
| 2023 | 25 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 19 | -24.0% | |
| 2025 | 17 | -10.5% |
For the 3 building fires Cuba City departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 29 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 | 12 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 3.4% |
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 Cuba City mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Cuba City departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Cuba City sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,314 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,400 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 617 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 265 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 23.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 189 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 165 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 29.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 125 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 100 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 100 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 36.8 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 Wisconsin cities with population within ±25% of Cuba City. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Cuba City.
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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.