In 2025, fire departments serving Wyoming responded to 53 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K 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 62% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
229 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | — | |
| 2022 | 51 | +34.2% | |
| 2023 | 46 | -9.8% | |
| 2024 | 41 | -10.9% | |
| 2025 | 53 | +29.3% |
For the 5 building fires Wyoming departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 41 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 | 19 | 46.3% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Separate operator/control area of transportation | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 19.5% |
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 Wyoming mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 26.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Wyoming departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $3,000 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $3,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Wyoming sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 19,995 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8,513 | 7.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,550 | 7.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1,299 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,000 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 835 | 33.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 656 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Smoking | 420 | 9.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 358 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 336 | 15.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 335 | 41.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 320 | 39.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 306 | 16.1 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 | 55092 | 229 |
Six Minnesota cities with population within ±25% of Wyoming. 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.