In 2025, fire departments serving West Bountiful responded to 43 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. 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 58% of all calls.
May peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
163 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $898K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | — | |
| 2022 | 30 | +15.4% | |
| 2023 | 30 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 34 | +13.3% | |
| 2025 | 43 | +26.5% |
For the 1 building fires West Bountiful departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 47 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 | 14 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 4.3% |
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 West Bountiful mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by West Bountiful departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. West Bountiful sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 251,120 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Natural | 44,345 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 24,594 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2011 | Firearms and explosives use | 16,267 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 16,116 | 33.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 15,330 | 17.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 14,293 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,584 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Firearms and explosives use | 9,880 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,000 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7,828 | 35.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 7,620 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | 6,848 | 32.8 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 West Bountiful. 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.