In 2025, fire departments serving Tremonton responded to 70 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
291 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $153.5M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | — | |
| 2022 | 49 | -2.0% | |
| 2023 | 59 | +20.4% | |
| 2024 | 63 | +6.8% | |
| 2025 | 70 | +11.1% |
For the 11 building fires Tremonton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 108 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 | 16 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 30 | 27.8% |
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 Tremonton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 22 | 20.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Tremonton departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 93% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $7,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $3,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Tremonton sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 338,346 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Natural | 40,000 | 20.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 31,568 | 37.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 31,395 | 25.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 20,616 | 14.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 19,482 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,312 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 15,046 | 14.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13,784 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 13,177 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 12,498 | 32.5 mi | |
| 1992 | Natural | 12,265 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 11,200 | 20.0 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 Utah cities with population within ±25% of Tremonton. 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.