In 2025, fire departments serving Mora responded to 44 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K 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.
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
217 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $738K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | — | |
| 2022 | 40 | -23.1% | |
| 2023 | 47 | +17.5% | |
| 2024 | 34 | -27.7% | |
| 2025 | 44 | +29.4% |
For the 16 building fires Mora departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 97 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 | 51 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 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 Mora mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 76.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Sunlight | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 2.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mora departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mora sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 29,554 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 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 41.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1,737 | 33.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,460 | 14.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1,350 | 41.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1,299 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,250 | 32.1 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 930 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 835 | 9.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 830 | 43.4 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 750 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 710 | 32.2 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 | 55051 | 217 |
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Mora. 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.