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In 2025, fire departments serving Big Pine responded to 23 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $18K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Natural vegetation fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 78% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
109 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $135K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | +93.3% | |
| 2023 | 17 | -41.4% | |
| 2024 | 25 | +47.1% | |
| 2025 | 23 | -8.0% |
For the 0 building fires Big Pine departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 23 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 | Undetermined | 12 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 4.3% |
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 Big Pine mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 47.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Big Pine departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $4,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Big Pine sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 264,569 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Natural | 151,623 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 10,265 | 9.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 9,020 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 8,675 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 7,456 | 33.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,434 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6,533 | 25.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 6,460 | 5.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 6,400 | 8.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,550 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,353 | 2.0 mi | |
| 1997 | Natural | 4,100 | 34.9 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 | 93513 | 109 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Big Pine. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Big Pine.
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.