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In 2025, fire departments serving Chula Vista responded to 1,287 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.3M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 54% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
5,292 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $20.3M cumulative property loss. 3 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 886 | — | |
| 2022 | 1,053 | +18.8% | |
| 2023 | 846 | -19.7% | |
| 2024 | 1,220 | +44.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,287 | +5.5% |
For the 74 building fires Chula Vista departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 1,004 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 | 290 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 191 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 110 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 50 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 29 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 28 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 25 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 25 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 20 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 20 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 216 | 21.5% |
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 Chula Vista mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 655 | 65.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 68 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 63 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 46 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 29 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 14 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 67 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Chula Vista departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 64% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,320,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $650,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 5 | $360,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 6 | $205,200 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Chula Vista sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
29 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 | 2 | |
| 10-19 | 3 | |
| 20-29 | 6 | |
| 30-39 | 6 | |
| 40-49 | 8 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 2 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 957,867 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 280,059 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 197,990 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 90,440 | 25.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61,690 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47,921 | 15.0 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20,768 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 16,677 | 21.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,390 | 20.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 14,720 | 10.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 10,632 | 45.6 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 Chula Vista. 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.