In 2025, fire departments serving Perry responded to 26 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K 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 77% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
108 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $127K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | +10.0% | |
| 2023 | 21 | -4.5% | |
| 2024 | 19 | -9.5% | |
| 2025 | 26 | +36.8% |
For the 1 building fires Perry departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 27 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 | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 7.4% |
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 Perry mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Perry departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Perry sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 250,776 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Natural | 40,000 | 24.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 31,395 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 20,616 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 15,330 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 15,046 | 32.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 11,200 | 34.9 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 10,500 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 9,674 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,000 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 8,146 | 49.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,680 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 6,516 | 45.2 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 | 84302 | 108 |
Six Utah cities with population within ±25% of Perry. 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.