In 2025, fire departments serving Woods Cross responded to 47 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K 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 51% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
223 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $389K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | — | |
| 2022 | 45 | -4.3% | |
| 2023 | 44 | -2.2% | |
| 2024 | 40 | -9.1% | |
| 2025 | 47 | +17.5% |
For the 1 building fires Woods Cross departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 66 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 | 12 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 17 | 25.8% |
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 Woods Cross mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 13.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Woods Cross departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $300 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Woods Cross sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 254,657 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 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 24,594 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Firearms and explosives use | 16,267 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 16,116 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 15,330 | 17.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 14,293 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,584 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Firearms and explosives use | 9,880 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,000 | 30.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7,828 | 34.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 7,620 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | 6,848 | 32.0 mi |
Top 3 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 Woods Cross. 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.