In 2025, fire departments serving Magna responded to 156 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $800K 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 48% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
655 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $2.6M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 129 | — | |
| 2022 | 113 | -12.4% | |
| 2023 | 118 | +4.4% | |
| 2024 | 139 | +17.8% | |
| 2025 | 156 | +12.2% |
For the 31 building fires Magna departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 139 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 | 21 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 33 | 23.7% |
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 Magna mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Magna departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 85% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Magna sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 540,662 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 | 28.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 43,660 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 39,937 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 38,190 | 49.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35,000 | 43.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 31,010 | 39.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Natural | 30,720 | 45.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 25,000 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 24,594 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 22,045 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 21,372 | 41.8 mi | |
| 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20,700 | 40.6 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84044 | 655 |
Six Utah cities with population within ±25% of Magna. 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.