In 2025, fire departments serving Landfall responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $20K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
25 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $33K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | — | |
| 2022* | 2 | — | |
| 2023 | 5 | — | |
| 2024 | 4 | -20.0% | |
| 2025 | 10 | +150.0% |
* Well below Landfall'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 8 building fires Landfall departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 4 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 | Undetermined | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 25.0% |
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 Landfall mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 50.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Landfall departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $2,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Landfall sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 17,765 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8,513 | 26.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 24.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1,299 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,000 | 14.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Smoking | 420 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 336 | 27.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 306 | 26.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 260 | 18.5 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 18.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 248 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 220 | 49.5 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 Landfall. 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.