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In 2025, fire departments serving Bonsall responded to 40 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 53% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
209 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | — | |
| 2022 | 40 | -9.1% | |
| 2023 | 54 | +35.0% | |
| 2024 | 31 | -42.6% | |
| 2025 | 40 | +29.0% |
For the 0 building fires Bonsall departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 66 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 | 23 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 7.6% |
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 Bonsall mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 7.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bonsall departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bonsall sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,063,692 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 280,059 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 197,990 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61,690 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 14.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 18.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 42.3 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,164 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 27,531 | 40.1 mi | |
| 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24,387 | 29.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,025 | 33.3 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,384 | 21.7 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 Bonsall. 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.