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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Anza, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Anza responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $600K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade C- Peak yr 2024 Riverside County 1,959 residents 0 reporting departments 258 5-yr
Total incidents
50
-25.4% vs 2024
Building fires
8
Residential 63% Other 37%
Property loss
$1.5M
$1.3M structure · $198K contents
Deaths & injuries
1 / 1
1 civilian deaths · 1 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.

50
Total Incidents
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 10 20.0%
Building fires 8 16.0%
Grass fire 5 10.0%
Authorized controlled burning 4 8.0%
Natural vegetation fire, other 3 6.0%
All other categories 20 40.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

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

Jan 12
Feb 1
Mar 3
Apr 6
May 3
Jun 1
Jul 3
Aug 7
Sep 3
Oct 0
Nov 6
Dec 5
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Anza

258 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $7.3M cumulative property loss. 3 civilian deaths.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 51 —
2022 44 -13.7%
2023 46 +4.5%
2024 67 +45.7%
2025 50 -25.4%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 8 building fires Anza departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
42%
8
Cause undetermined
32%
6
Intentional / arson
5%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
16%
3
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
1
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Anza?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 112 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 Outside area, other 14 12.5%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 9 8.0%
3 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 9 8.0%
4 Undetermined 9 8.0%
5 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 7 6.2%
6 Storage area, other 7 6.2%
7 Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. 6 5.4%
8 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 4 3.6%
9 Vehicle area, other 4 3.6%
10 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 4 3.6%
11 All other areas 39 34.8%
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 Anza mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 35 31.2%
2 Arcing 13 11.6%
3 Heat source: other 12 10.7%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 10 8.9%
5 Cigarette lighter 9 8.0%
6 Hot or smoldering object, other 5 4.5%
7 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 4 3.6%
8 Hot ember or ash 4 3.6%
9 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 3 2.7%
10 Heat, spark from friction 3 2.7%
11 All other sources 14 12.5%
04 The biggest fires

8 fires · $1.3M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Anza departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $600,000 Building fires Major Investigated
2 $200,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
3 $200,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
4 $150,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
5 $50,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
6 $35,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
7 $20,000 Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle Significant Investigated
8 $10,000 Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence Significant Investigated
05 How Anza compares

Anza vs California vs the nation

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

25.52
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Anza
25.52
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
4.08
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Anza
4.08
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
510.5
Civilian fire deaths per million
Anza
510.5
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5b Who gets hurt

Casualty demographics in Anza

5 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.

AgeCount 
0-9 0
10-19 0
20-29 0
30-39 2
40-49 2
50-59 0
60-69 0
70-79 0
80+ 1
Civilian vs firefighter
Civilian 4 FF 1
Gender
M 3 F 2 Unk 0
Severity (1=minor → 5=fatal)
1
1
1
2
0
3
0
4
3
5
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Anza

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,164,086 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2003 Recreation and ceremony 280,059 40.3 mi
2007 Power generation/transmission/distribution 197,990 34.1 mi
2006 Natural 61,700 40.8 mi
2002 Equipment and vehicle use 61,690 32.9 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 56,427 26.1 mi
2015 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 51,000 42.4 mi
2007 Other causes 49,390 22.4 mi
2006 Arson/incendiarism 40,200 23.3 mi
2020 Equipment and vehicle use 33,424 33.1 mi
1998 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 28,164 25.4 mi
2013 Power generation/transmission/distribution 27,531 9.8 mi
1993 Power generation/transmission/distribution 24,387 20.1 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Anza 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 92539 211
2 92561 43
3 92262 1
4 92536 1
5 92544 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Anza

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Anza. 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.