In 2025, fire departments serving North Las Vegas responded to 1,262 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $16.9M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 54% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
6,984 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $67.0M cumulative property loss. 8 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,365 | — | |
| 2022 | 1,259 | -7.8% | |
| 2023 | 1,565 | +24.3% | |
| 2024 | 1,533 | -2.0% | |
| 2025 | 1,262 | -17.7% |
For the 92 building fires North Las Vegas departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 1,770 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 | 398 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 237 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 134 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 134 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 104 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 104 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 59 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 50 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 47 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Other | 44 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 459 | 25.9% |
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 Las Vegas mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 557 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 211 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 157 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 149 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 131 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 95 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 62 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 45 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 43 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 42 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 278 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by North Las Vegas departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 82% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $16,863,675 | Building fires | Catastrophic | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Fire, other | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $800,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $640,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 5 | $420,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 6 | $380,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 7 | $375,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 8 | $369,455 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. North Las Vegas sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
43 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 | 7 | |
| 10-19 | 4 | |
| 20-29 | 6 | |
| 30-39 | 6 | |
| 40-49 | 3 | |
| 50-59 | 8 | |
| 60-69 | 5 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 3 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 216,845 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Natural | 40,402 | 11.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 33,569 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 27,883 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 22,000 | 3.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 21,120 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 18,082 | 11.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 6,607 | 40.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 5,700 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 5,438 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 4,465 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 4,340 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 4,300 | 14.4 mi |
Top 10 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Nevada cities with population within ±25% of North Las Vegas. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in North Las Vegas.
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.