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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Crestline, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Crestline responded to 49 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade A- Peak yr 2024 San Bernardino County 9,335 residents 0 reporting departments 334 5-yr
Total incidents
49
-41.0% vs 2024
Building fires
5
Residential 60% Other 40%
Property loss
$34K
$24K structure · $10K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 63% of all calls.

49
Total Incidents
Power line down 14 28.6%
Passenger vehicle fire 6 12.2%
Building fires 5 10.2%
Forest, woods or wildland fire 3 6.1%
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 3 6.1%
All other categories 18 36.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Feb peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 2
Feb 8
Mar 3
Apr 3
May 0
Jun 7
Jul 4
Aug 5
Sep 8
Oct 4
Nov 4
Dec 1
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Crestline

334 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $3.3M cumulative property loss.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 74 —
2022 59 -20.3%
2023 69 +16.9%
2024 83 +20.3%
2025 49 -41.0%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 5 building fires Crestline departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
42%
5
Cause undetermined
25%
3
Intentional / arson
8%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
25%
3
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Crestline?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 46 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 originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 14 30.4%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 12 26.1%
3 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 2 4.3%
4 Storage area, other 2 4.3%
5 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 2 4.3%
6 Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch 2 4.3%
7 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 2 4.3%
8 Outside area, other 2 4.3%
9 Other 1 2.2%
10 Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) 1 2.2%
11 All other areas 6 13.0%
3c What ignited it

What actually ignited the fire?

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 Crestline mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 29 63.0%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 3 6.5%
3 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 3 6.5%
4 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 2 4.3%
5 Arcing 2 4.3%
6 Heat source: other 1 2.2%
7 Hot or smoldering object, other 1 2.2%
8 Hot ember or ash 1 2.2%
9 Cigarette 1 2.2%
10 Flame/torch used for lighting 1 2.2%
11 All other sources 2 4.3%
04 The biggest fires

3 fires · $24K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Crestline departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $15,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
2 $6,500 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant Investigated
3 $2,500 Building fires Significant Investigated
05 How Crestline compares

Crestline vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Crestline sits below the national average for incidents per resident.

5.25
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Crestline
5.25
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.54
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Crestline
0.54
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Crestline
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Crestline

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 937,758 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 115,997 38.3 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 91,281 3.6 mi
1999 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 65,000 8.9 mi
2006 Natural 61,700 44.5 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 59,788 12.3 mi
2015 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 51,000 23.1 mi
2006 Arson/incendiarism 40,200 38.4 mi
2002 Arson/incendiarism 37,240 28.5 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 36,274 10.0 mi
2020 Equipment and vehicle use 33,424 25.7 mi
2008 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 30,305 36.6 mi
2007 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 28,476 40.9 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Crestline do fires concentrate?

Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.

#ZIP5-yr incidents 
1 92325 242
2 92407 82
3 92404 9
4 92322 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Crestline

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Crestline. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.

07 Stay prepared

Before the next Red Flag day.

A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.

About this data

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.