In 2025, fire departments serving Endeavor responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
46 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $92K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | — | |
| 2022 | 6 | -25.0% | |
| 2023 | 11 | +83.3% | |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 10 | -9.1% |
For the 4 building fires Endeavor departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 7 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 | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 14.3% |
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 Endeavor mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 14.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Endeavor sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 14,304 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3,410 | 28.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,100 | 45.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,015 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 829 | 35.4 mi | |
| 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 630 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 612 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 572 | 18.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 484 | 18.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 385 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 384 | 44.2 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 Wisconsin cities with population within ±25% of Endeavor. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Endeavor.
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.