In 2025, fire departments serving Marshfield responded to 68 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $350K 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 69% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
381 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $811K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | — | |
| 2022 | 66 | -27.5% | |
| 2023 | 106 | +60.6% | |
| 2024 | 50 | -52.8% | |
| 2025 | 68 | +36.0% |
For the 7 building fires Marshfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 203 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 | 50 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 20 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 17 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 34 | 16.7% |
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 Marshfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 95 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 13 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 12 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 25 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Marshfield departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $3,500 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Marshfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 31,680 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,500 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,855 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,471 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,160 | 31.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,121 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,732 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,625 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,212 | 28.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,178 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,034 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,027 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,016 | 37.0 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Missouri cities with population within ±25% of Marshfield. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Marshfield.
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.