In 2025, fire departments serving Silver Springs responded to 96 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 62% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
516 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $244K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | — | |
| 2022 | 108 | +33.3% | |
| 2023 | 115 | +6.5% | |
| 2024 | 116 | +0.9% | |
| 2025 | 96 | -17.2% |
For the 6 building fires Silver Springs departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 118 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 | 47 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 25 | 21.2% |
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 Silver Springs mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 62.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Silver Springs departments in 2025. These 3 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 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Silver Springs sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 440,446 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 98,960 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 51,386 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 41,545 | 28.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 36,142 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 24,140 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18,380 | 43.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15,584 | 25.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 14,004 | 13.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 13,348 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 11,690 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,195 | 25.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,600 | 32.7 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Nevada cities with population within ±25% of Silver Springs. 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.