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In 2025, fire departments serving Caruthers responded to 94 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
499 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $6.3M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | — | |
| 2022 | 87 | -7.4% | |
| 2023 | 110 | +26.4% | |
| 2024 | 114 | +3.6% | |
| 2025 | 94 | -17.5% |
For the 3 building fires Caruthers departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 151 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 | 23 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 34 | 22.5% |
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 Caruthers mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 26 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 19 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 20 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Caruthers departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 90% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Special outside fire, other | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Caruthers sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 164,670 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,667 | 48.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19,839 | 37.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18,340 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 13,349 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,000 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 8,400 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7,050 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,738 | 39.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,607 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 5,600 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,514 | 35.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4,479 | 48.2 mi |
Top 6 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 Caruthers. 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.