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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Adelanto, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Adelanto responded to 195 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $80K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade A Peak yr 2021 San Bernardino County 37,960 residents 0 reporting departments 906 5-yr
Total incidents
195
-11.4% vs 2024
Building fires
10
Residential 60% Other 40%
Property loss
$328K
$257K structure · $70K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.

195
Total Incidents
Fire, other 28 14.4%
Outside rubbish fire, other 23 11.8%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained 17 8.7%
Natural vegetation fire, other 14 7.2%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 14 7.2%
All other categories 99 50.8%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 15
Feb 18
Mar 11
Apr 20
May 1
Jun 13
Jul 44
Aug 22
Sep 17
Oct 25
Nov 9
Dec 0
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Adelanto

906 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $5.8M cumulative property loss.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 226 —
2022 147 -35.0%
2023 118 -19.7%
2024 220 +86.4%
2025 195 -11.4%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 10 building fires Adelanto departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
39%
24
Cause undetermined
33%
20
Intentional / arson
5%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
5%
3
Under investigation
18%
11
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Adelanto?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 221 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 originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 106 48.0%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 18 8.1%
3 Vehicle area, other 15 6.8%
4 Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. 10 4.5%
5 Outside area, other 10 4.5%
6 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 10 4.5%
7 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 9 4.1%
8 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 5 2.3%
9 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 3 1.4%
10 Cooking area, kitchen 3 1.4%
11 All other areas 32 14.5%
3c What ignited it

What actually ignited the fire?

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 Adelanto mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 170 76.9%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 12 5.4%
3 Heat source: other 11 5.0%
4 Hot or smoldering object, other 6 2.7%
5 Arcing 4 1.8%
6 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 4 1.8%
7 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 3 1.4%
8 Match 3 1.4%
9 Heat from direct flame, convection currents 2 0.9%
10 Molten, hot material 1 0.5%
11 All other sources 5 2.3%
04 The biggest fires

8 fires · $250K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Adelanto departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $80,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
2 $75,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
3 $30,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
4 $25,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
5 $15,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant Investigated
6 $10,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant Investigated
7 $10,000 Outside rubbish fire, other Significant Investigated
8 $5,000 Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire Significant Investigated
05 How Adelanto compares

Adelanto vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Adelanto sits below the national average for incidents per resident.

5.14
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Adelanto
5.14
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.26
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Adelanto
0.26
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Adelanto
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Adelanto

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 878,457 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2009 Arson/incendiarism 160,371 48.7 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 115,997 37.5 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 91,281 28.2 mi
1999 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 65,000 27.8 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 59,788 28.6 mi
2015 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 51,000 42.5 mi
2002 Arson/incendiarism 37,240 31.3 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 36,274 22.1 mi
2020 Equipment and vehicle use 33,424 49.0 mi
2006 Natural 24,000 41.8 mi
2020 Fireworks 22,744 44.5 mi
2018 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 22,000 30.8 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Adelanto do fires concentrate?

Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.

#ZIP5-yr incidents 
1 92301 895
2 92392 7
3 92371 2
4 92342 1
5 92394 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Adelanto

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Adelanto. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.

07 Stay prepared

Before the next Red Flag day.

A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.

About this data

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.