In 2025, fire departments serving Victoria responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
99 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | — | |
| 2022 | 27 | -20.6% | |
| 2023* | 10 | — | |
| 2024 | 15 | — | |
| 2025 | 13 | -13.3% |
* Well below Victoria's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 1 building fires Victoria departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 44 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 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Office | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Wall assembly | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 6.8% |
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 Victoria mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Munitions | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Candle | 1 | 2.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Victoria sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 89,708 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,000 | 28.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,000 | 48.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,600 | 23.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7,500 | 6.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,350 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,500 | 9.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,500 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,200 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3,000 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,000 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,920 | 32.3 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 | 67671 | 99 |
Six Kansas cities with population within ±25% of Victoria. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Victoria.
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.