In 2025, fire departments serving Redfield responded to 35 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
248 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $727K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | — | |
| 2022 | 76 | +61.7% | |
| 2023 | 57 | -25.0% | |
| 2024 | 33 | -42.1% | |
| 2025 | 35 | +6.1% |
For the 2 building fires Redfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 106 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 | 19 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 9 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 20.8% |
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 Redfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 12 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Redfield departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Redfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 8,354 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 636 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 540 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 486 | 26.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 413 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 367 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 343 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 336 | 4.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 330 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 327 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 270 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 267 | 42.2 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Arkansas cities with population within ±25% of Redfield. 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.