In 2025, fire departments serving Loon Lake responded to 55 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
227 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $331K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | — | |
| 2022 | 51 | +8.5% | |
| 2023 | 42 | -17.6% | |
| 2024 | 32 | -23.8% | |
| 2025 | 55 | +71.9% |
For the 6 building fires Loon Lake departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 73 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 | 11 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 9 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 10 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 17.8% |
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 Loon Lake mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 5.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Loon Lake departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $12,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Loon Lake sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 327,605 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 127,430 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 64,007 | 27.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,090 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,005 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18,117 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 12,764 | 33.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,797 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 10,500 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,017 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,046 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,983 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4,712 | 43.9 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 Washington cities with population within ±25% of Loon Lake. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Loon Lake.
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.