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In 2025, fire departments serving Fruitland responded to 45 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K 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 65% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
240 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $373K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | — | |
| 2022 | 36 | +2.9% | |
| 2023 | 47 | +30.6% | |
| 2024 | 77 | +63.8% | |
| 2025 | 45 | -41.6% |
For the 10 building fires Fruitland departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 95 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 | 26 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 11.6% |
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 Fruitland mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 12 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Fruitland departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100 | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Fruitland sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 635,595 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Natural | 79,914 | 22.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 54,350 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 49,100 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 46,444 | 30.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 42,543 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35,194 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 32,812 | 45.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 31,295 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 25,280 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 24,900 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 23,760 | 26.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 22,095 | 23.8 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 Idaho cities with population within ±25% of Fruitland. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Fruitland.
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.