In 2025, fire departments serving Hoyt responded to 55 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $350K 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 80% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
341 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | — | |
| 2022 | 78 | -8.2% | |
| 2023 | 61 | -21.8% | |
| 2024 | 62 | +1.6% | |
| 2025 | 55 | -11.3% |
For the 8 building fires Hoyt departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 60 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 16.7% |
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 Hoyt mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 13 | 21.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hoyt departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,650 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hoyt sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 55,971 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,000 | 19.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,000 | 25.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,000 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,200 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 | 14.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,800 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,800 | 21.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1,700 | 15.2 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,600 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1,500 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 | 35.4 mi |
Top 5 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 Hoyt. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Hoyt.
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.