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In 2025, fire departments serving Maricopa responded to 37 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $80K 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 67% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
187 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | — | |
| 2022 | 30 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 38 | +26.7% | |
| 2024 | 52 | +36.8% | |
| 2025 | 37 | -28.8% |
For the 7 building fires Maricopa departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 53 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 11.3% |
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 Maricopa mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 56.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 1.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Maricopa departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $23,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $8,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Maricopa sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,320,103 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 281,893 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 240,207 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 28.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91,622 | 33.1 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49,490 | 43.6 mi | |
| 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 47,000 | 26.7 mi | |
| 1993 | Smoking | 43,201 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 32,606 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,213 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21,645 | 30.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,431 | 45.7 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 | 93252 | 187 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Maricopa. 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.