In 2025, fire departments serving Green River responded to 23 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Road freight or transport vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
157 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | — | |
| 2022 | 33 | +37.5% | |
| 2023 | 31 | -6.1% | |
| 2024 | 46 | +48.4% | |
| 2025 | 23 | -50.0% |
For the 3 building fires Green River departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 96 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 | 59 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 9.4% |
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 Green River mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 41 | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 29 | 30.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 2.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Green River sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 134,052 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Natural | 88,420 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 12,789 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 5,969 | 22.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 4,860 | 34.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Natural | 3,500 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Natural | 3,415 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 1,981 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 1,800 | 37.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1,420 | 23.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 1,300 | 41.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 1,094 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 873 | 39.2 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 | 84525 | 157 |
Six Utah cities with population within ±25% of Green River. 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.