In 2025, fire departments serving Ivins responded to 49 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $425K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
187 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $514K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | — | |
| 2022 | 34 | -5.6% | |
| 2023 | 28 | -17.6% | |
| 2024 | 40 | +42.9% | |
| 2025 | 49 | +22.5% |
For the 4 building fires Ivins departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 65 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 | Outside area, other | 16 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 18.5% |
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 Ivins mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 10 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Ivins departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $425,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $600 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Ivins sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 889,246 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Natural | 238,058 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 65,480 | 13.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 56,003 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 50,737 | 11.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 44,707 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 41,451 | 21.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 38,628 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 35,639 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 34,200 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 29,933 | 9.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 28,177 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 28,141 | 41.2 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 | 84738 | 187 |
Six Utah cities with population within ±25% of Ivins. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Ivins.
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.