In 2025, fire departments serving Rogers responded to 105 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K 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 70% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
425 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $356K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | — | |
| 2022 | 63 | -32.3% | |
| 2023 | 68 | +7.9% | |
| 2024 | 96 | +41.2% | |
| 2025 | 105 | +9.4% |
For the 35 building fires Rogers departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 130 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 | 20 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 35 | 26.9% |
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 Rogers mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 11 | 8.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Rogers departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $2,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Rogers sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 19,633 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8,513 | 23.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 23.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1,299 | 19.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,000 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 835 | 47.8 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 640 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Smoking | 420 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 336 | 16.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 320 | 23.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 306 | 14.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 280 | 26.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 270 | 47.5 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Rogers. 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.