In 2025, fire departments serving Wasatch County responded to 148 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $360K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Sep dips.
886 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 230 | |
| 2024 | 222 | |
| 2025 | 148 |
For the 2 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Wasatch County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 99% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $360,000 | Heber City | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Wasatch County | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Heber City | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Wasatch County | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Heber City | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Wasatch County | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Heber City | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Wasatch County | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $12,000 | Wasatch County | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $10,000 | Heber City | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 49051.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Heber | 16,943 | View › |
| Midway | 6,019 | View › |
| Hideout | 1,066 | View › |
| Daniel | 1,007 | View › |
| Timber Lakes | 710 | View › |
| Charleston | 438 | View › |
| Wallsburg | 289 | View › |
| Independence | 100 | View › |
| Interlaken | 84 | View › |
| Center Creek | 0 | View › |
| Keetley | 0 | View › |
| Jordanelle | 0 | View › |
1 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.