In 2025, fire departments serving Sanpete County responded to 164 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $400K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 45% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Dec dips.
593 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 101 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 117 | |
| 2025 | 164 |
For the 23 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Sanpete County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 95% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Fairview | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | MORONI | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Indianola | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Mayfield | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Sanpete | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fountain Green | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Gunnison | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Sanpete | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $50,000 | Manti | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $30,000 | Utah County | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 49039.
11 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milford Flat | 2007 | USFS | 337,676 |
| 2 | Milford Flat | 2007 | BLM | 337,676 |
| 3 | Leamington Complex | 1996 | USFS | 157,943 |
| 4 | Leamington Complex | 1996 | USFS | 157,943 |
| 5 | Clay Springs | 2012 | USFS | 107,766 |
| 6 | Clay Springs | 2012 | BLM | 107,766 |
| 7 | Pole Creek | 2018 | BLM | 101,423 |
| 8 | PHINNEY LAKE | 2020 | USFS | 91,320 |
| 9 | Diamond Creek | 2002 | BLM | 88,420 |
| 10 | EAST FORK | 2020 | USFS | 87,067 |
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.