In 2025, fire departments serving Draper responded to 178 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K 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 48% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
833 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $5.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 156 | — | |
| 2022 | 175 | +12.2% | |
| 2023 | 170 | -2.9% | |
| 2024 | 154 | -9.4% | |
| 2025 | 178 | +15.6% |
For the 24 building fires Draper departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 226 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 38 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 59 | 26.1% |
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 Draper mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 32 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 25 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 31 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Draper departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $180,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Draper sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 516,797 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Natural | 102,191 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 44,345 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 38,190 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 33,838 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 31,661 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 31,010 | 43.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 28,540 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 22,045 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 18,620 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 16,116 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 15,330 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 14,293 | 39.7 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Utah cities with population within ±25% of Draper. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.