In 2025, fire departments serving Eddyville responded to 41 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
57 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $71K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 3 | — | |
| 2022* | 5 | — | |
| 2023* | 4 | — | |
| 2024* | 4 | — | |
| 2025 | 41 | — |
* Well below Eddyville's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 4 building fires Eddyville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 15 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 | 11 | 73.3% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 6.7% |
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 Eddyville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Eddyville departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Eddyville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 8,092 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,200 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1,000 | 16.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Debris and open burning | 640 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 500 | 22.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 22.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 500 | 29.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 454 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 340 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 300 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 250 | 28.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 37.5 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 Iowa cities with population within ±25% of Eddyville. 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.