In 2025, fire departments serving Beverly Hills responded to 48 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 90% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
400 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $521K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | — | |
| 2022 | 62 | -22.5% | |
| 2023 | 102 | +64.5% | |
| 2024 | 108 | +5.9% | |
| 2025 | 48 | -55.6% |
For the 8 building fires Beverly Hills departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 63 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 | Outside area, other | 10 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 19.0% |
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 Beverly Hills mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 16 | 25.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Beverly Hills departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Beverly Hills sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,523 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 300 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 143 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 35.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 98 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 77 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 51 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 11.9 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 | 48025 | 400 |
Six Michigan cities with population within ±25% of Beverly Hills. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Beverly Hills.
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.