In 2025, fire departments serving Solon Springs responded to 21 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $60K 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 76% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
58 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $812K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | 11 | — | |
| 2023* | 6 | — | |
| 2024 | 14 | — | |
| 2025 | 21 | +50.0% |
* Well below Solon Springs's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 7 building fires Solon Springs departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 17 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 | 9 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Office | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 5.9% |
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 Solon Springs mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 82.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Solon Springs departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Solon Springs sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 13,558 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7,499 | 8.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1,350 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,167 | 30.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 487 | 22.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 275 | 45.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 258 | 30.9 mi | |
| 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 240 | 11.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 216 | 35.8 mi | |
| 1993 | Debris and open burning | 180 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 171 | 20.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 170 | 8.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 158 | 34.7 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 Wisconsin cities with population within ±25% of Solon Springs. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Solon Springs.
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.