In 2025, fire departments serving Millcreek responded to 300 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $20.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 52% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,288 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $24.1M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 252 | — | |
| 2022 | 257 | +2.0% | |
| 2023 | 264 | +2.7% | |
| 2024 | 215 | -18.6% | |
| 2025 | 300 | +39.5% |
For the 38 building fires Millcreek departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 265 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 | 39 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 30 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 14 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 85 | 32.1% |
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 Millcreek mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 121 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 26 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Millcreek departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000,000 | Building fires | Catastrophic | Investigated |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Millcreek sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 245,154 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Natural | 44,345 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 16,116 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 15,330 | 27.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 14,293 | 39.4 mi | |
| 1998 | Natural | 13,926 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,584 | 33.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Firearms and explosives use | 9,880 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,000 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,906 | 41.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,826 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,021 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7,828 | 21.0 mi |
Top 8 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Utah cities with population within ±25% of Millcreek. 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.