In 2025, fire departments serving North Bend responded to 135 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $350K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 43% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
511 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $9.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | — | |
| 2022 | 99 | +47.8% | |
| 2023 | 105 | +6.1% | |
| 2024 | 105 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 135 | +28.6% |
For the 12 building fires North Bend departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 113 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 | 26 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 13 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 19.5% |
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 North Bend mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 49.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by North Bend departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 91% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $25,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. North Bend sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 128,699 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52,056 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 36,817 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 14,435 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 4,607 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 3,853 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 2,779 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 2,352 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 1,132 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 1,097 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,061 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 969 | 30.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 894 | 41.5 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 Washington cities with population within ±25% of North Bend. 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.