In 2025, fire departments serving Springville responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $125K 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 100% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
50 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $372K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | — | |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 9 | -10.0% | |
| 2025 | 11 | +22.2% |
For the 5 building fires Springville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 21 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 19.0% |
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 Springville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 10 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Springville departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,750 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $450 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Springville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,914 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 824 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 402 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 360 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 316 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 250 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 228 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 160 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 160 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 18.7 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 | 52336 | 50 |
Six Iowa cities with population within ±25% of Springville. 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.