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In 2025, fire departments serving Bell Gardens responded to 121 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
545 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | — | |
| 2022 | 77 | -29.4% | |
| 2023 | 110 | +42.9% | |
| 2024 | 128 | +16.4% | |
| 2025 | 121 | -5.5% |
For the 9 building fires Bell Gardens departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 101 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 | 18 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 12 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 24 | 23.8% |
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 Bell Gardens mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 27 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 24 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bell Gardens departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bell Gardens sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,128,144 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 19.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 22.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 36.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 39.9 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 24.7 mi |
Top 3 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 Bell Gardens. 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.