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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Bay Point, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Bay Point responded to 148 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 A- Peak yr 2023 Contra Costa County 24,407 residents 0 reporting departments 1,055 5-yr
Total incidents
148
-35.1% vs 2024
Building fires
7
Residential 57% Other 43%
Property loss
$1.0M
$849K structure · $184K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.

148
Total Incidents
Outside rubbish fire, other 40 27.0%
Passenger vehicle fire 16 10.8%
Grass fire 12 8.1%
Fire, other 11 7.4%
Hazardous condition, other 11 7.4%
All other categories 58 39.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 9
Feb 15
Mar 8
Apr 10
May 18
Jun 14
Jul 26
Aug 9
Sep 10
Oct 17
Nov 9
Dec 3
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Bay Point

1,055 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $3.7M cumulative property loss.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 202 —
2022 220 +8.9%
2023 257 +16.8%
2024 228 -11.3%
2025 148 -35.1%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 7 building fires Bay Point departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
13%
5
Cause undetermined
67%
26
Intentional / arson
5%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
3%
1
Under investigation
13%
5
Act of nature (lightning)
-1%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Bay Point?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 259 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 Undetermined 119 45.9%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 27 10.4%
3 Outside area, other 19 7.3%
4 Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. 16 6.2%
5 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 9 3.5%
6 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 9 3.5%
7 Cooking area, kitchen 8 3.1%
8 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 7 2.7%
9 Storage area, other 6 2.3%
10 Vehicle area, other 5 1.9%
11 All other areas 34 13.1%
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 Bay Point mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 208 80.3%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 8 3.1%
3 Hot or smoldering object, other 8 3.1%
4 Heat source: other 6 2.3%
5 Arcing 5 1.9%
6 Candle 4 1.5%
7 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 3 1.2%
8 Fireworks 3 1.2%
9 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 2 0.8%
10 Heat from undetermined smoking material 2 0.8%
11 All other sources 10 3.9%
04 The biggest fires

8 fires · $780K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bay Point departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 92% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $600,000 Special outside fire, other Major Investigated
2 $50,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
3 $40,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
4 $40,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
5 $20,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant Investigated
6 $10,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
7 $10,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
8 $10,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
05 How Bay Point compares

Bay Point vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bay Point sits below the national average for incidents per resident.

6.06
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Bay Point
6.06
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.29
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Bay Point
0.29
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Bay Point
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Bay Point

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 981,590 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 396,624 47.3 mi
2020 Natural 305,651 38.4 mi
2020 Equipment and vehicle use 67,484 47.4 mi
2017 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 56,556 37.9 mi
2017 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 51,624 29.2 mi
1995 Recreation and ceremony 12,354 49.8 mi
2009 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 12,200 36.1 mi
2015 Equipment and vehicle use 8,051 33.7 mi
2003 Equipment and vehicle use 6,804 43.9 mi
2005 Arson/incendiarism 6,744 32.1 mi
2014 Fireworks 6,488 34.0 mi
2008 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 6,400 49.7 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Bay Point do fires concentrate?

Top 4 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 94565 27
2 94520 3
3 95624 1
4 99456 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Bay Point

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Bay Point. 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.