In 2025, fire departments serving Suamico responded to 83 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 76% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
401 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $3.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86 | — | |
| 2022 | 84 | -2.3% | |
| 2023 | 84 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 64 | -23.8% | |
| 2025 | 83 | +29.7% |
For the 14 building fires Suamico departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 91 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 9 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 10 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 17 | 18.7% |
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 Suamico mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 18 | 19.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Suamico departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $900,000 | Structure fire, other (conversion only) | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $850,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $3,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Suamico sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,363 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 385 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 366 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 320 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 275 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 275 | 32.3 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 215 | 19.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 133 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 110 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 103 | 42.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 100 | 24.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 85 | 39.7 mi |
Top 6 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 Suamico. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Suamico.
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.