In 2025, fire departments serving Eyota responded to 32 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $77K 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 56% of all calls.
Apr peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
101 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $705K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | 17 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 21 | +23.5% | |
| 2024 | 14 | -33.3% | |
| 2025 | 32 | +128.6% |
For the 4 building fires Eyota departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 29 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 | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 3.4% |
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 Eyota mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Eyota departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $76,667 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Eyota sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,773 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,200 | 42.3 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 295 | 24.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 | 29.3 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 83 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 65 | 44.3 mi | |
| 1993 | Debris and open burning | 65 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 36.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 41.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 15.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 | 28.8 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55934 | 101 |
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Eyota. 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.