In 2025, fire departments serving Mound responded to 82 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
373 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | — | |
| 2022 | 68 | +11.5% | |
| 2023 | 84 | +23.5% | |
| 2024 | 78 | -7.1% | |
| 2025 | 82 | +5.1% |
For the 5 building fires Mound departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 29 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 | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 20.7% |
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 Mound mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Lightning | 1 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mound departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mound sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 21,351 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 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,909 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 36.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1,299 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,000 | 22.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Smoking | 420 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 336 | 31.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 320 | 39.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 306 | 29.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 290 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 280 | 44.0 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 | 55364 | 373 |
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Mound. 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.