In 2025, fire departments serving Rosemount responded to 154 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K 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 69% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
647 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $2.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | — | |
| 2022 | 131 | +19.1% | |
| 2023 | 122 | -6.9% | |
| 2024 | 130 | +6.6% | |
| 2025 | 154 | +18.5% |
For the 27 building fires Rosemount departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 104 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 | 36 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 24 | 23.1% |
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 Rosemount mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Rosemount departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 95% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Rosemount sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 19,504 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 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,909 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,000 | 9.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Smoking | 420 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 336 | 39.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 306 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 260 | 29.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 248 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 | 33.4 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 | 55068 | 647 |
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Rosemount. 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.