In 2025, fire departments serving Jordan responded to 38 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K 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 87% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
136 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $377K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | -32.6% | |
| 2023 | 26 | -10.3% | |
| 2024* | 0 | — | |
| 2025 | 38 | — |
* Well below Jordan's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 4 building fires Jordan departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 36 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 | 12 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Closet | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 11.1% |
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 Jordan mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 52.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 2.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Jordan departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Jordan sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 10,799 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,909 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 50.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,000 | 23.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 336 | 46.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 306 | 44.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 290 | 26.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 | 23.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 217 | 40.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 20.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 26.1 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Jordan. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.