In 2025, fire departments serving Pleasant Grove responded to 166 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
696 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $3.2M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | — | |
| 2022 | 160 | +64.9% | |
| 2023 | 118 | -26.2% | |
| 2024 | 155 | +31.4% | |
| 2025 | 166 | +7.1% |
For the 11 building fires Pleasant Grove departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 139 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 | 29 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 10 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 40 | 28.8% |
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 Pleasant Grove mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 16 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Pleasant Grove departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 96% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $80,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $35,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Pleasant Grove sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 433,294 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Natural | 102,191 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 33,838 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 31,661 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 31,010 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25,456 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 22,045 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 18,620 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 15,330 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 14,293 | 48.7 mi | |
| 1998 | Natural | 13,926 | 30.3 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 12,837 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,584 | 14.2 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 Utah cities with population within ±25% of Pleasant Grove. 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.