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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Camarillo, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Camarillo responded to 211 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade A+ Peak yr 2024 Ventura County 70,622 residents 0 reporting departments 1,016 5-yr
Total incidents
211
-18.8% vs 2024
Building fires
27
Residential 67% Other 33%
Property loss
$6K
$5K structure · $500 contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 78% of all calls.

211
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 51 24.2%
Carbon monoxide incident 42 19.9%
Fire, other 27 12.8%
Building fires 27 12.8%
Passenger vehicle fire 17 8.1%
All other categories 47 22.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Jul peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 21
Feb 7
Mar 16
Apr 16
May 26
Jun 21
Jul 28
Aug 24
Sep 12
Oct 11
Nov 22
Dec 7
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Camarillo

1,016 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $26K cumulative property loss.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 132 —
2022 171 +29.5%
2023 242 +41.5%
2024 260 +7.4%
2025 211 -18.8%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 27 building fires Camarillo departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
76%
61
Cause undetermined
8%
6
Intentional / arson
11%
9
Equipment / heat source failure
2%
2
Under investigation
1%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
2%
1
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Camarillo?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 442 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 originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 96 21.7%
2 Outside area, other 58 13.1%
3 Cooking area, kitchen 51 11.5%
4 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 40 9.0%
5 Other 20 4.5%
6 Vehicle area, other 20 4.5%
7 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 14 3.2%
8 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 14 3.2%
9 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 13 2.9%
10 Storage area, other 8 1.8%
11 All other areas 108 24.4%
3c What ignited it

What actually ignited the fire?

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 Camarillo mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 207 46.8%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 54 12.2%
3 Hot or smoldering object, other 50 11.3%
4 Heat source: other 30 6.8%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 18 4.1%
6 Arcing 17 3.8%
7 Cigarette lighter 10 2.3%
8 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 9 2.0%
9 Heat from undetermined smoking material 8 1.8%
10 Hot ember or ash 6 1.4%
11 All other sources 33 7.5%
04 The biggest fires

1 fires · $5K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Camarillo departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $5,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
05 How Camarillo compares

Camarillo vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Camarillo sits below the national average for incidents per resident.

2.99
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Camarillo
2.99
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.38
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Camarillo
0.38
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Camarillo
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Camarillo

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,381,229 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2017 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 281,893 14.1 mi
2006 Debris and open burning 162,702 32.0 mi
2009 Arson/incendiarism 160,371 48.2 mi
2003 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 108,204 23.6 mi
2018 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 96,949 19.0 mi
2003 Equipment and vehicle use 63,720 24.0 mi
2007 Power generation/transmission/distribution 45,300 30.8 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 41,432 38.3 mi
2007 Misuse of fire by a minor 38,356 44.9 mi
1993 Arson/incendiarism 38,152 10.2 mi
2016 Power generation/transmission/distribution 32,606 49.4 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 31,089 45.6 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Camarillo do fires concentrate?

Top 9 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.

#ZIP5-yr incidents 
1 93010 662
2 93012 339
3 93033 9
4 91320 1
5 93030 1
6 93060 1
7 93066 1
8 93271 1
9 95310 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Camarillo

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Camarillo. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.

07 Stay prepared

Before the next Red Flag day.

A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.

About this data

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.