In 2025, fire departments serving Glyndon responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $289K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 63% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
129 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $9.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | — | |
| 2022 | 26 | +8.3% | |
| 2023 | 34 | +30.8% | |
| 2024 | 26 | -23.5% | |
| 2025 | 19 | -26.9% |
For the 1 building fires Glyndon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 54 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 | 12 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 20.4% |
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 Glyndon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Glyndon departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $289,000 | Outside equipment fire | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Glyndon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 26,429 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,855 | 27.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,425 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1,593 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1,540 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,200 | 15.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,185 | 34.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,155 | 6.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,122 | 28.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,000 | 35.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 990 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 950 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 943 | 46.2 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 | 56547 | 129 |
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Glyndon. 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.