In 2025, fire departments serving Entiat responded to 25 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $300K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
123 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | — | |
| 2022 | 26 | -13.3% | |
| 2023 | 22 | -15.4% | |
| 2024 | 20 | -9.1% | |
| 2025 | 25 | +25.0% |
For the 10 building fires Entiat departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 52 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 | Outside area, other | 14 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 19.2% |
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 Entiat mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Entiat departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $281,053 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $121,800 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Entiat sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,183,816 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 223,731 | 42.9 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 140,000 | 12.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 88,483 | 12.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80,053 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 76,817 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 65,621 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 55,913 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 43,874 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 43,373 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 41,404 | 19.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 37,266 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 36,817 | 42.8 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 Washington cities with population within ±25% of Entiat. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Entiat.
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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.