In 2025, fire departments serving Farmington responded to 78 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $350K 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 66% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
443 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $3.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | — | |
| 2022 | 110 | +20.9% | |
| 2023 | 95 | -13.6% | |
| 2024 | 69 | -27.4% | |
| 2025 | 78 | +13.0% |
For the 18 building fires Farmington departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 125 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 | 25 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 19 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 19 | 15.2% |
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 Farmington mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 52.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 13.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Farmington departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $9,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Farmington sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 50,263 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,050 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,800 | 18.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,285 | 27.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,240 | 30.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,770 | 32.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,310 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2,135 | 30.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,108 | 26.1 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2,085 | 27.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,000 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 34.5 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,920 | 34.0 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Arkansas cities with population within ±25% of Farmington. 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.