In 2025, fire departments serving Winlock responded to 103 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $262K 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 53% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
531 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $2.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | — | |
| 2022 | 93 | -29.0% | |
| 2023 | 101 | +8.6% | |
| 2024 | 103 | +2.0% | |
| 2025 | 103 | +0.0% |
For the 20 building fires Winlock departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 222 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 | 45 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 43 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 43 | 19.4% |
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 Winlock mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 33 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Winlock departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 95% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $261,840 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $242,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $70,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Winlock sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,219 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 | 384 | 23.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 359 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 268 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 229 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 12.2 mi | |
| 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 140 | 28.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 127 | 21.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 110 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 106 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 103 | 9.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 103 | 24.3 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Washington cities with population within ±25% of Winlock. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Winlock.
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.