In 2025, fire departments serving Kaysville responded to 109 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K 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 59% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
592 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $6.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | — | |
| 2022 | 136 | +19.3% | |
| 2023 | 119 | -12.5% | |
| 2024 | 114 | -4.2% | |
| 2025 | 109 | -4.4% |
For the 4 building fires Kaysville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 96 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 | 18 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 35 | 36.5% |
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 Kaysville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 14 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Kaysville departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $140,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Commercial Compactor fire, confined to rubbish | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $500 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $400 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Kaysville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 279,732 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Natural | 44,345 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 40,000 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 24,594 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Firearms and explosives use | 16,267 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 16,116 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 15,330 | 15.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 14,293 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Firearms and explosives use | 9,880 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,000 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,000 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7,828 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | 6,848 | 34.3 mi |
Top 3 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 Kaysville. 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.