In 2025, fire departments serving Omro responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $2K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 72% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
154 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $23K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | — | |
| 2022 | 34 | +30.8% | |
| 2023 | 30 | -11.8% | |
| 2024 | 35 | +16.7% | |
| 2025 | 29 | -17.1% |
For the 6 building fires Omro departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 41 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 | Other | 8 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 10 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 17.1% |
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 Omro mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 13 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 26.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 4.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Omro departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Omro sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 9,837 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,015 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 829 | 22.6 mi | |
| 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 630 | 22.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 612 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 572 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 508 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 484 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 4.8 mi | |
| 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 385 | 10.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 366 | 14.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 364 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 360 | 39.7 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 Wisconsin cities with population within ±25% of Omro. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Omro.
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.