In 2025, fire departments serving Hoyt Lakes responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1K 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 80% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
53 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $92K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | — | |
| 2022 | 8 | -11.1% | |
| 2023 | 11 | +37.5% | |
| 2024 | 10 | -9.1% | |
| 2025 | 15 | +50.0% |
For the 1 building fires Hoyt Lakes departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 6 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 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 1 | 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 Lakes mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hoyt Lakes departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hoyt Lakes sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 117,300 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Natural | 92,682 | 36.4 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,200 | 14.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 4,750 | 41.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Natural | 3,048 | 31.4 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,200 | 14.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 2,085 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 973 | 3.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 953 | 36.3 mi | |
| 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 950 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 936 | 23.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 732 | 28.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 340 | 3.5 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 | 55750 | 53 |
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Hoyt Lakes. 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.