In 2025, fire departments serving Nevada responded to 55 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $20K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
307 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $656K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | — | |
| 2022 | 50 | -25.4% | |
| 2023 | 69 | +38.0% | |
| 2024 | 66 | -4.3% | |
| 2025 | 55 | -16.7% |
For the 5 building fires Nevada departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 64 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 | 15 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 17 | 26.6% |
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 Nevada mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Nevada departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Nevada sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
5 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | |
| 30-39 | 0 | |
| 40-49 | 0 | |
| 50-59 | 1 | |
| 60-69 | 1 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,733 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 700 | 15.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 175 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 | 27.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 150 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 | 33.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 115 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 101 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 17.4 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Iowa cities with population within ±25% of Nevada. 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.