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In 2025, fire departments serving Chino Hills responded to 124 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 48% of all calls.
May peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
550 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $3.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | — | |
| 2022 | 109 | +16.0% | |
| 2023 | 110 | +0.9% | |
| 2024 | 113 | +2.7% | |
| 2025 | 124 | +9.7% |
For the 12 building fires Chino Hills departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 139 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 | 45 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 32 | 23.0% |
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 Chino Hills mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 22.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 13 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 5.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Chino Hills departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $55,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $26,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Chino Hills sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 993,666 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 | 33.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 30.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 20.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 19.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 5.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 14.6 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,164 | 49.3 mi |
Top 5 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 Chino Hills. 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.