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In 2025, fire departments serving Bear Valley Springs responded to 16 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 81% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
19 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $31K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 1 | — | |
| 2022* | 0 | — | |
| 2023* | 1 | — | |
| 2024* | 1 | — | |
| 2025 | 16 | — |
* Well below Bear Valley Springs'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 Bear Valley Springs departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 3 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 | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 1 | 33.3% |
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 Bear Valley Springs mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 33.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bear Valley Springs departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bear Valley Springs sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,018,389 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 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 150,696 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,007 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 37,026 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30,274 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,192 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,577 | 27.8 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93561 | 19 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Bear Valley Springs. 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.