In 2025, fire departments serving Munds Park responded to 23 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K 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 61% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
134 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $98K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | -37.1% | |
| 2023 | 37 | +68.2% | |
| 2024 | 17 | -54.1% | |
| 2025 | 23 | +35.3% |
For the 1 building fires Munds Park departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 42 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 | 10 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 4.8% |
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 Munds Park mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Munitions | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Match | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Munds Park departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Munds Park sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 324,858 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Natural | 33,850 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 23,885 | 13.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22,077 | 7.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 17,788 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Natural | 17,218 | 17.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 16,790 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 16,738 | 37.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 16,400 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 15,333 | 25.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 15,075 | 24.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 13,790 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 10,788 | 41.3 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 | 86017 | 134 |
Six Arizona cities with population within ±25% of Munds Park. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Munds Park.
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.