In 2025, fire departments serving Duchesne responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 39% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
54 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $573K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 10 | -33.3% | |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% | |
| 2024 | 7 | -22.2% | |
| 2025 | 13 | +85.7% |
For the 1 building fires Duchesne departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 25 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 | Outside area, other | 9 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 10 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 8.0% |
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 Duchesne mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Match | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 10 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 4.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Duchesne sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 255,161 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 89,765 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68,547 | 22.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,830 | 22.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 7,221 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 5,026 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 4,469 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 4,047 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3,269 | 39.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,200 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 3,000 | 19.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,862 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 2,511 | 25.9 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 Utah cities with population within ±25% of Duchesne. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Duchesne.
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.