In 2025, fire departments serving Glenwood City responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $60K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 63% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
59 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $92K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | — | |
| 2022 | 18 | +80.0% | |
| 2023* | 3 | — | |
| 2024 | 9 | — | |
| 2025 | 19 | +111.1% |
* Well below Glenwood City's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 1 building fires Glenwood City departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 22 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 | Undetermined | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 4.5% |
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 Glenwood City mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 72.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Match | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Glenwood City departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Glenwood City sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 5,152 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Fireworks | 390 | 23.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 260 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 248 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 153 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 148 | 8.2 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 140 | 29.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 124 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 123 | 13.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 122 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 | 44.2 mi | |
| 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 31.8 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 | 54013 | 59 |
Six Wisconsin cities with population within ±25% of Glenwood City. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Glenwood City.
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.