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In 2025, fire departments serving Coarsegold responded to 41 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $225K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Authorized controlled burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
195 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | — | |
| 2022 | 27 | -42.6% | |
| 2023 | 43 | +59.3% | |
| 2024 | 37 | -14.0% | |
| 2025 | 41 | +10.8% |
For the 3 building fires Coarsegold departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 52 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 | 12 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Structural area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Undetermined | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 19.2% |
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 Coarsegold mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 12 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Coarsegold departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $90,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $25,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Coarsegold sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,044,511 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 | 379,895 | 23.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 255,858 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,953 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 81,826 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34,091 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 22,992 | 21.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 13,837 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 13,349 | 18.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 12,990 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12,407 | 14.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 12,371 | 43.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 11,705 | 48.0 mi |
Top 2 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 Coarsegold. 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.