In 2025, fire departments serving Galva responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Carbon monoxide incident lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
115 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $191K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | +61.1% | |
| 2023 | 23 | -20.7% | |
| 2024 | 31 | +34.8% | |
| 2025 | 14 | -54.8% |
For the 0 building fires Galva departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 48 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 | 15 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 12.5% |
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 Galva mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Match | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 10.4% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Galva sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 113,510 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,000 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,000 | 24.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,700 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,800 | 23.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,000 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,000 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,500 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,000 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,945 | 22.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,000 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 3,800 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,200 | 22.9 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 Kansas cities with population within ±25% of Galva. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Galva.
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.