In 2025, fire departments serving Kamas responded to 26 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Accident, potential accident, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 73% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
131 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $461K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | 32 | +88.2% | |
| 2023 | 31 | -3.1% | |
| 2024 | 25 | -19.4% | |
| 2025 | 26 | +4.0% |
For the 4 building fires Kamas departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 29 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 | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 31.0% |
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 Kamas mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 9 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Kamas departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $150 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Kamas sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 377,013 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 89,765 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68,547 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,830 | 50.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 31,661 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 14,208 | 31.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,584 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 9,159 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,000 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,906 | 49.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,826 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7,828 | 21.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 7,620 | 45.9 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 | 84036 | 131 |
Six Utah cities with population within ±25% of Kamas. 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.