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In 2025, fire departments serving Carson responded to 515 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
Jan peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
2,126 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $11.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 389 | — | |
| 2022 | 387 | -0.5% | |
| 2023 | 405 | +4.7% | |
| 2024 | 430 | +6.2% | |
| 2025 | 515 | +19.8% |
For the 26 building fires Carson departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 471 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 | 113 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 55 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 38 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 31 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 29 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 21 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 12 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 127 | 27.0% |
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 Carson mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 109 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 78 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 78 | 16.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 62 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 39 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 24 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 37 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Carson departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 71% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $105,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Carson sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,005,975 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 47.7 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 34.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,970 | 36.9 mi |
Top 10 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 Carson. 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.