In 2025, fire departments serving Stacy responded to 36 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $80K 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 70% of all calls.
May peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
186 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $544K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | — | |
| 2022 | 27 | -40.0% | |
| 2023 | 46 | +70.4% | |
| 2024 | 32 | -30.4% | |
| 2025 | 36 | +12.5% |
For the 9 building fires Stacy departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 50 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 | 10 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 16.0% |
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 Stacy mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Match | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Stacy departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Stacy sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 21,175 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8,513 | 8.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 8.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1,350 | 50.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1,299 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,000 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 835 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 656 | 37.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Smoking | 420 | 8.3 mi | |
| 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 358 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 336 | 15.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 335 | 38.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 320 | 38.3 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 Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Stacy. 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.