In 2025, fire departments serving Salome responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Road freight or transport vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
48 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.7M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 11 | +57.1% | |
| 2024 | 10 | -9.1% | |
| 2025 | 13 | +30.0% |
For the 1 building fires Salome departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 31 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 | 10 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 9 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 3.2% |
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 Salome mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 77.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Sunlight | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Salome departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Salome sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 73,076 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Firearms and explosives use | 26,000 | 47.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 15,980 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 5,300 | 19.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Natural | 4,824 | 17.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,801 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,800 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,034 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,300 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,300 | 23.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,280 | 36.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 900 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 | 50.0 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 | 85348 | 48 |
Six Arizona cities with population within ±25% of Salome. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Salome.
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.