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In 2025, fire departments serving Cotati responded to 76 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $20K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 54% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
405 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $964K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | — | |
| 2022 | 83 | +5.1% | |
| 2023 | 92 | +10.8% | |
| 2024 | 75 | -18.5% | |
| 2025 | 76 | +1.3% |
For the 4 building fires Cotati departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 57 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 | 10 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 22.8% |
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 Cotati mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Cotati departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $7,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $500 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $500 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $100 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Cotati sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,100,812 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 23.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Other causes | 90,288 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 76,825 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76,067 | 35.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Other causes | 69,363 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 18.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 14.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 55,209 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 25.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,000 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39,138 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,807 | 19.9 mi |
Top 7 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 Cotati. 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.