In 2025, fire departments serving Eatonville responded to 95 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $20K 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 41% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
484 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $975K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | — | |
| 2022 | 83 | -30.8% | |
| 2023 | 100 | +20.5% | |
| 2024 | 86 | -14.0% | |
| 2025 | 95 | +10.5% |
For the 6 building fires Eatonville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 101 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 | 34 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 12 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 20 | 19.8% |
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 Eatonville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 55.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Eatonville departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $500 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Eatonville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 66,378 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52,056 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 5,428 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 1,200 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,061 | 44.3 mi | |
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 594 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 523 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 494 | 23.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 485 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 420 | 28.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 384 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 359 | 7.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 321 | 39.3 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 Washington cities with population within ±25% of Eatonville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Eatonville.
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.