In 2025, fire departments serving Eagle Mountain responded to 187 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $4.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Jul peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
619 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $6.7M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | — | |
| 2022 | 109 | +16.0% | |
| 2023 | 102 | -6.4% | |
| 2024 | 127 | +24.5% | |
| 2025 | 187 | +47.2% |
For the 11 building fires Eagle Mountain departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 118 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 | 28 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Function area, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 19 | 16.1% |
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 Eagle Mountain mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Eagle Mountain departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Eagle Mountain sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 748,323 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 | 39.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 89,148 | 47.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 58,707 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 44,345 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 38,190 | 38.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 37,923 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 33,838 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 31,661 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 31,010 | 34.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 28,540 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25,456 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Firearms and explosives use | 22,874 | 45.1 mi |
Top 5 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 Eagle Mountain. 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.