In 2025, fire departments serving Chino Valley responded to 90 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $375K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
408 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $3.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | — | |
| 2022 | 75 | +8.7% | |
| 2023 | 76 | +1.3% | |
| 2024 | 98 | +28.9% | |
| 2025 | 90 | -8.2% |
For the 6 building fires Chino Valley departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 81 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 | 12 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 11 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 27.2% |
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 Valley mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Chino Valley departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $70,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $70,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $6,313 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Chino Valley sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
159 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 1 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 44 | |
| 30-39 | 41 | |
| 40-49 | 41 | |
| 50-59 | 23 | |
| 60-69 | 9 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 324,811 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Natural | 33,550 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 32,126 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,516 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22,077 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 21,510 | 27.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 18,072 | 26.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Other causes | 16,240 | 36.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 12,500 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 12,252 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 10,748 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 10,482 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 9,629 | 40.7 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86323 | 407 |
Six Arizona cities with population within ±25% of Chino Valley. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Chino Valley.
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.