In 2025, fire departments serving Las Vegas responded to 83 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $80K 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 52% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
571 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.7M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | — | |
| 2022 | 124 | +21.6% | |
| 2023 | 101 | -18.5% | |
| 2024 | 161 | +59.4% | |
| 2025 | 83 | -48.4% |
For the 11 building fires Las Vegas departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 127 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 | 30 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 18 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 13 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 29 | 22.8% |
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 Las Vegas mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 55.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Las Vegas departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $80 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Las Vegas sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
5 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 0 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 1 | |
| 60-69 | 1 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 209,976 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,348 | 23.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 16,114 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,000 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13,000 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 12,995 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 11,149 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10,219 | 27.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,142 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,112 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 8,992 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 8,260 | 36.1 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,000 | 44.0 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New Mexico cities with population within ±25% of Las Vegas. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Las Vegas.
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.