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In 2025, fire departments serving Arvin responded to 135 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
845 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $8.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 | — | |
| 2022 | 198 | +10.0% | |
| 2023 | 161 | -18.7% | |
| 2024 | 171 | +6.2% | |
| 2025 | 135 | -21.1% |
For the 13 building fires Arvin departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 333 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 66 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 55 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 31 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 18 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 96 | 28.8% |
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 Arvin mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 160 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 18 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Radiated heat from another fire | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 38 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Arvin departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 75% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $125,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Arvin sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
13 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 6 | |
| 30-39 | 4 | |
| 40-49 | 3 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 860,262 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 18.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,007 | 35.5 mi | |
| 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 47,000 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 37,026 | 28.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30,274 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,192 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,577 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,213 | 17.6 mi |
Top 4 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 Arvin. 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.