In 2025, fire departments serving Farmington responded to 111 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
511 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $840K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | — | |
| 2022 | 79 | -27.5% | |
| 2023 | 92 | +16.5% | |
| 2024 | 120 | +30.4% | |
| 2025 | 111 | -7.5% |
For the 7 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 109 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 27 | 24.8% |
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 | 26 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 18 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 19 | 17.4% |
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 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $3,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $800 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Farmington sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 274,557 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 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 40,000 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 24,594 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Firearms and explosives use | 16,267 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 16,116 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 15,330 | 17.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 14,293 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Firearms and explosives use | 9,880 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,000 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7,828 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | 6,848 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,403 | 38.6 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 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.