In 2025, fire departments serving Fremont responded to 198 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.5M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
900 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $6.7M cumulative property loss. 4 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 145 | — | |
| 2022 | 186 | +28.3% | |
| 2023 | 167 | -10.2% | |
| 2024 | 204 | +22.2% | |
| 2025 | 198 | -2.9% |
For the 19 building fires Fremont departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 272 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 | 38 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 31 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 81 | 29.8% |
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 Fremont mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 48 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 26 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 23 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 38 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Fremont departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 92% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $175,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $137,170 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $70,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $35,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Fremont sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
25 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 3 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | |
| 30-39 | 8 | |
| 40-49 | 4 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 2 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 3 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 14,323 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2,000 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1,100 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1,000 | 44.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Smoking | 800 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 715 | 27.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Smoking | 700 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Fireworks | 680 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 650 | 46.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 582 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 500 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 500 | 47.6 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 Nebraska cities with population within ±25% of Fremont. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Fremont.
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.