In 2025, fire departments serving Maple Plain responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
61 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $33K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 10 | -28.6% | |
| 2023 | 13 | +30.0% | |
| 2024 | 14 | +7.7% | |
| 2025 | 10 | -28.6% |
For the 0 building fires Maple Plain departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 12 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 | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 8.3% |
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 Plain mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 8.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Maple Plain sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 18,602 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 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 32.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1,299 | 31.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,000 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Smoking | 420 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 336 | 27.1 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 320 | 34.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 306 | 25.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 290 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 280 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 24.4 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 | 55359 | 61 |
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Maple Plain. 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.