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In 2025, fire departments serving Colfax responded to 24 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
200 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | — | |
| 2022 | 35 | -56.2% | |
| 2023 | 32 | -8.6% | |
| 2024 | 29 | -9.4% | |
| 2025 | 24 | -17.2% |
For the 8 building fires Colfax departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 19 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 | Other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 10.5% |
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 Colfax mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Colfax departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Colfax sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 377,355 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97,717 | 28.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 46,800 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27,440 | 16.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,580 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,609 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,761 | 23.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 13,009 | 49.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Other causes | 11,725 | 27.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 10,836 | 16.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 9,164 | 18.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,422 | 14.5 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 Colfax. 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.