In 2025, fire departments serving Erda responded to 18 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Natural vegetation fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 78% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
137 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $165K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | — | |
| 2022 | 24 | +4.3% | |
| 2023 | 24 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 48 | +100.0% | |
| 2025 | 18 | -62.5% |
For the 4 building fires Erda departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 46 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 | 18 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 17.4% |
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 Erda mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 12 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Erda departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $2,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Erda sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 600,639 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Natural | 44,345 | 18.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 43,660 | 33.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 39,937 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 38,190 | 35.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35,000 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 31,010 | 25.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Natural | 30,720 | 43.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 28,540 | 37.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Firearms and explosives use | 25,582 | 42.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 25,000 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 24,594 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Firearms and explosives use | 22,874 | 42.6 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 Utah cities with population within ±25% of Erda. 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.