In 2025, fire departments serving Edgerton responded to 40 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K 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 70% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
210 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $280K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | — | |
| 2022 | 43 | +30.3% | |
| 2023 | 59 | +37.2% | |
| 2024 | 35 | -40.7% | |
| 2025 | 40 | +14.3% |
For the 2 building fires Edgerton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 69 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 14.5% |
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 Edgerton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 60.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 7.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Edgerton departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $849 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Edgerton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 22,280 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,000 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 | 37.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1,250 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 900 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 22.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 750 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 750 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 750 | 33.1 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 Kansas cities with population within ±25% of Edgerton. 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.