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In 2025, fire departments serving Ahwahnee responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
87 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $91K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | 13 | -27.8% | |
| 2023 | 30 | +130.8% | |
| 2024 | 12 | -60.0% | |
| 2025 | 14 | +16.7% |
For the 1 building fires Ahwahnee departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 12 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 | Outside area, other | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 9 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 8.3% |
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 Ahwahnee mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Match | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 9 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Ahwahnee departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $500 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Ahwahnee sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,083,465 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 379,895 | 27.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 255,858 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,953 | 21.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 81,826 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34,091 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25,000 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 22,992 | 22.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 22,080 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 13,837 | 21.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 13,349 | 26.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 12,990 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12,407 | 6.8 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Ahwahnee. 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.