In 2025, fire departments serving Maple Hill responded to 27 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 89% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
150 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $382K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | +4.2% | |
| 2023 | 38 | +52.0% | |
| 2024 | 36 | -5.3% | |
| 2025 | 27 | -25.0% |
For the 0 building fires Maple Hill departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 40 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Structural area, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 10.0% |
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 Maple Hill mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Arcing | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Maple Hill departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Maple Hill sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 110,051 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,000 | 2.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,000 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,000 | 18.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,000 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,500 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,289 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,278 | 44.2 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,000 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,000 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,800 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,500 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,000 | 42.4 mi |
Top 7 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Kansas cities with population within ±25% of Maple Hill. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Maple Hill.
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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.