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In 2025, fire departments serving Ballico responded to 42 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K 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 71% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
150 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.7M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | — | |
| 2022 | 19 | -52.5% | |
| 2023* | 16 | — | |
| 2024 | 33 | — | |
| 2025 | 42 | +27.3% |
* Well below Ballico's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 0 building fires Ballico departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 38 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 | Undetermined | 12 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Structural area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 7.9% |
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 Ballico mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Ballico departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $129,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,500 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Ballico sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,138,976 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 | 396,624 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 255,858 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,953 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 81,826 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34,091 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25,000 | 5.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 22,080 | 43.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,000 | 49.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,820 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,300 | 20.0 mi |
Top 5 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 Ballico. 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.