In 2025, fire departments serving Spearville responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 91% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
48 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $23K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | 10 | +42.9% | |
| 2023 | 7 | -30.0% | |
| 2024 | 13 | +85.7% | |
| 2025 | 11 | -15.4% |
For the 0 building fires Spearville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 30 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 | Outside area, other | 7 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 3.3% |
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 Spearville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 6.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Spearville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 109,981 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Debris and open burning | 37,000 | 36.2 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,000 | 33.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,000 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,400 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,000 | 42.7 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,000 | 35.5 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,000 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,480 | 15.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 4,190 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,000 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,000 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,326 | 17.6 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 | 67876 | 48 |
Six Kansas cities with population within ±25% of Spearville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Spearville.
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.