In 2025, fire departments serving Eagar responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $300K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
175 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | — | |
| 2022 | 23 | -28.1% | |
| 2023 | 41 | +78.3% | |
| 2024 | 50 | +22.0% | |
| 2025 | 29 | -42.0% |
For the 3 building fires Eagar departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 49 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 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 24.5% |
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 Eagar mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 10 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Eagar departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Eagar sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 858,931 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 538,049 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 45,977 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 35,371 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 26,072 | 33.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 24,109 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 23,142 | 47.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Natural | 19,725 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 16,625 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 15,000 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 11,611 | 24.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 10,644 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 9,005 | 10.3 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 Arizona cities with population within ±25% of Eagar. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Eagar.
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.