In 2025, fire departments serving South Jordan responded to 294 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $800K 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 54% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,098 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $4.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 186 | — | |
| 2022 | 181 | -2.7% | |
| 2023 | 192 | +6.1% | |
| 2024 | 245 | +27.6% | |
| 2025 | 294 | +20.0% |
For the 31 building fires South Jordan departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 189 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 21 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 14 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 55 | 29.1% |
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 South Jordan mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 37 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 20 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by South Jordan departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $35,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $2,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. South Jordan sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 401,182 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Natural | 44,345 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 38,190 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 31,010 | 39.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 28,540 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 22,045 | 39.5 mi | |
| 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20,700 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 18,620 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Firearms and explosives use | 16,267 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 16,116 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 15,330 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 14,293 | 32.6 mi | |
| 1998 | Natural | 13,926 | 29.8 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Utah cities with population within ±25% of South Jordan. 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.