In 2025, fire departments serving Hurley responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 92% of all calls.
May peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
71 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $64K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | 15 | +25.0% | |
| 2023 | 21 | +40.0% | |
| 2024 | 10 | -52.4% | |
| 2025 | 13 | +30.0% |
For the 4 building fires Hurley departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 20 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 | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 10 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 5.0% |
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 Hurley mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hurley sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,070 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 | 19.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 80 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 79 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 72 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 | 30.4 mi | |
| 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 63 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Fireworks | 45 | 26.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 42 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 40 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 39 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 38 | 13.9 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 | 54534 | 71 |
Six Wisconsin cities with population within ±25% of Hurley. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Hurley.
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.