In 2025, fire departments serving Kanab responded to 40 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Trash or rubbish fire, contained lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
183 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $261K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | — | |
| 2022 | 33 | +13.8% | |
| 2023 | 39 | +18.2% | |
| 2024 | 42 | +7.7% | |
| 2025 | 40 | -4.8% |
For the 1 building fires Kanab departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 49 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 | 15 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 10 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 16.3% |
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 Kanab mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 10 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 20.4% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Kanab sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 344,969 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 71,450 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 58,630 | 31.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 35,907 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 19,368 | 37.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 17,688 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17,632 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 16,416 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 12,286 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 11,405 | 22.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 9,190 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 8,354 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,061 | 29.0 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 Utah cities with population within ±25% of Kanab. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Kanab.
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.