In 2025, fire departments serving Mondovi responded to 63 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 73% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
240 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.6M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | — | |
| 2022 | 39 | +2.6% | |
| 2023 | 37 | -5.1% | |
| 2024 | 63 | +70.3% | |
| 2025 | 63 | +0.0% |
For the 21 building fires Mondovi departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 69 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 | 14 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 18.8% |
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 Mondovi mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 7.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mondovi departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 88% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mondovi sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,521 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,200 | 31.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 553 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Fireworks | 390 | 20.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 360 | 37.7 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 295 | 25.1 mi | |
| 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 250 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 148 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 124 | 9.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 122 | 10.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 104 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 89 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 | 28.4 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Wisconsin cities with population within ±25% of Mondovi. 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.