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In 2025, fire departments serving Big Bear City responded to 62 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
426 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | — | |
| 2022 | 103 | -6.4% | |
| 2023 | 78 | -24.3% | |
| 2024 | 73 | -6.4% | |
| 2025 | 62 | -15.1% |
For the 4 building fires Big Bear City departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 50 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 | 9 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 18.0% |
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 Big Bear City mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 6.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Big Bear City departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $12,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $4,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Big Bear City sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 755,613 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 28.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 19.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 17.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 9.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 20.6 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,164 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 27,531 | 37.9 mi | |
| 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24,387 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 24,000 | 6.2 mi |
Top 4 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 Big Bear City. 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.