In 2025, fire departments serving Naples responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents . 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 64% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
53 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $80K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | 9 | — | |
| 2023 | 12 | +33.3% | |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 14 | +16.7% |
* Well below Naples's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 2 building fires Naples departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 21 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 | 7 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 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 Naples mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 76.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Match | 1 | 4.8% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Naples sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 220,232 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,830 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 36,700 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 20,049 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20,038 | 35.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 18,804 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 12,839 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 11,032 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 7,632 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2002 | Smoking | 4,800 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4,116 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 4,047 | 29.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 3,603 | 34.2 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 | 84078 | 53 |
Six Utah cities with population within ±25% of Naples. 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.