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In 2025, fire departments serving Avalon responded to 58 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $400K 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 62% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
214 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $637K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | — | |
| 2022 | 49 | +36.1% | |
| 2023 | 45 | -8.2% | |
| 2024 | 26 | -42.2% | |
| 2025 | 58 | +123.1% |
For the 2 building fires Avalon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 49 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 | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 22.4% |
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 Avalon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 20.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Match | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Avalon departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Water vehicle fire | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $175,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $6,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $4,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $3,000 | Water vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $2,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Avalon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 138,129 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 47.7 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,384 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,004 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,466 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,687 | 49.1 mi | |
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6,317 | 48.9 mi | |
| 1998 | Natural | 6,000 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,750 | 2.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,358 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,000 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3,456 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,200 | 47.3 mi |
Top 2 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 Avalon. 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.