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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Agua Dulce, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Agua Dulce responded to 27 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade B+ Peak yr 2024 Los Angeles County 3,161 residents 0 reporting departments 165 5-yr
Total incidents
27
-35.7% vs 2024
Building fires
0
Residential 67% Other 33%
Property loss
$130K
$114K structure · $16K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.

27
Total Incidents
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 7 25.9%
Passenger vehicle fire 5 18.5%
Fire, other 2 7.4%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 2 7.4%
Grass fire 2 7.4%
All other categories 9 33.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

May peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 0
Feb 2
Mar 1
Apr 4
May 5
Jun 2
Jul 2
Aug 4
Sep 1
Oct 1
Nov 3
Dec 2
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Agua Dulce

165 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.3M cumulative property loss.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 36 —
2022 21 -41.7%
2023 39 +85.7%
2024 42 +7.7%
2025 27 -35.7%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 0 building fires Agua Dulce departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
71%
12
Cause undetermined
6%
1
Intentional / arson
6%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
12%
2
Under investigation
6%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
-1%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Agua Dulce?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 77 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 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 39 50.6%
2 Undetermined 11 14.3%
3 Other 4 5.2%
4 Vehicle area, other 4 5.2%
5 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 4 5.2%
6 Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. 3 3.9%
7 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 2 2.6%
8 Storage area, other 2 2.6%
9 Outside area, other 2 2.6%
10 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 1 1.3%
11 All other areas 5 6.5%
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 Agua Dulce mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 18 23.4%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 17 22.1%
3 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 12 15.6%
4 Heat source: other 10 13.0%
5 Arcing 5 6.5%
6 Hot or smoldering object, other 4 5.2%
7 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 3 3.9%
8 Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions 3 3.9%
9 Backfire from internal combustion engine 2 2.6%
10 Heat, spark from friction 1 1.3%
11 All other sources 2 2.6%
04 The biggest fires

8 fires · $108K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Agua Dulce departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 95% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $25,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant Investigated
2 $20,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant Investigated
3 $20,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
4 $10,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
5 $10,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant Investigated
6 $10,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
7 $8,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
8 $5,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant Investigated
05 How Agua Dulce compares

Agua Dulce vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Agua Dulce sits above the national average for incidents per resident.

8.54
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Agua Dulce
8.54
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Agua Dulce
0
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Agua Dulce
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Agua Dulce

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,657,355 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2017 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 281,893 42.7 mi
2020 Natural 174,178 46.2 mi
2006 Debris and open burning 162,702 27.3 mi
2009 Arson/incendiarism 160,371 19.5 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 115,997 27.0 mi
2003 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 108,204 21.7 mi
2018 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 96,949 28.5 mi
2003 Equipment and vehicle use 63,720 25.2 mi
2007 Power generation/transmission/distribution 45,300 22.3 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 41,432 7.5 mi
2007 Misuse of fire by a minor 38,356 1.7 mi
1993 Arson/incendiarism 38,152 39.2 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Agua Dulce do fires concentrate?

Top 2 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 91390 143
2 93510 22
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Agua Dulce

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Agua Dulce. 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.