In 2025, fire departments serving Roy responded to 147 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $800K 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 54% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
712 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $4.4M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 148 | — | |
| 2022 | 136 | -8.1% | |
| 2023 | 130 | -4.4% | |
| 2024 | 151 | +16.2% | |
| 2025 | 147 | -2.6% |
For the 16 building fires Roy departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 158 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 | 73 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 29 | 18.4% |
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 Roy mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 61.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 22 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Roy departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $533,200 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $212,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $196,400 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $150,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $137,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $85,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Roy sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 10,022 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3,312 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Fireworks | 1,100 | 49.8 mi | |
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 594 | 32.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 494 | 17.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 420 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 384 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 359 | 20.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 310 | 39.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 290 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 280 | 29.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 280 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 275 | 15.2 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Washington cities with population within ±25% of Roy. 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.