In 2025, fire departments serving Fruit Heights responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents . 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 93% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
78 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $54K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | +57.1% | |
| 2023 | 18 | -18.2% | |
| 2024 | 10 | -44.4% | |
| 2025 | 14 | +40.0% |
For the 2 building fires Fruit Heights departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 9 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 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 11.1% |
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 Fruit Heights mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Match | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 11.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Fruit Heights sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 280,956 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 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 40,000 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 24,594 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Firearms and explosives use | 16,267 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 16,116 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 15,330 | 17.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 14,293 | 42.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 10,500 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Firearms and explosives use | 9,880 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,000 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7,828 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | 6,848 | 36.0 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 | 84037 | 78 |
Six Utah cities with population within ±25% of Fruit Heights. 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.