In 2025, fire departments serving Lino Lakes responded to 137 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 76% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
592 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $2.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | — | |
| 2022 | 131 | +6.5% | |
| 2023 | 122 | -6.9% | |
| 2024 | 79 | -35.2% | |
| 2025 | 137 | +73.4% |
For the 26 building fires Lino Lakes departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 120 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 | 38 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Wall assembly | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 19 | 15.8% |
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 Lino Lakes mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 50.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lino Lakes departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $104,700 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $95,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lino Lakes sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 18,825 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 | 10.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 8.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1,299 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,000 | 24.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 835 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Smoking | 420 | 15.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 336 | 12.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 320 | 40.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 306 | 12.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 280 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 260 | 24.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 6.1 mi |
Top 6 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 Lino Lakes. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Lino Lakes.
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.