In 2025, fire departments serving Manti responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
89 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $244K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 18 | +28.6% | |
| 2023 | 12 | -33.3% | |
| 2024 | 26 | +116.7% | |
| 2025 | 19 | -26.9% |
For the 1 building fires Manti departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 27 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 | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 22.2% |
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 Manti mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Manti departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $125 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Manti sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 861,954 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 107,847 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 102,191 | 37.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 89,148 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 78,065 | 39.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 58,707 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 48,986 | 29.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 47,387 | 23.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 37,923 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 33,838 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 31,661 | 48.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 28,442 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25,456 | 31.8 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 | 84642 | 89 |
Six Utah cities with population within ±25% of Manti. 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.