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In 2025, fire departments serving Atwater responded to 128 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 63% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
499 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $5.3M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | — | |
| 2022 | 75 | -24.2% | |
| 2023 | 95 | +26.7% | |
| 2024 | 102 | +7.4% | |
| 2025 | 128 | +25.5% |
For the 6 building fires Atwater departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 127 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 | 19 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | Egress/exit, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 31 | 24.4% |
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 Atwater mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 15 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Atwater departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 75% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Special outside fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $87,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $50,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Atwater sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 674,374 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 255,858 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,953 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 81,826 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34,091 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25,000 | 3.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 22,080 | 45.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,820 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,300 | 28.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 11,185 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,600 | 27.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 8,000 | 35.1 mi |
Top 6 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 Atwater. 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.