In 2025, fire departments serving Dixon responded to 12 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $800 building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Trash or rubbish fire, contained lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
81 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $510K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | — | |
| 2022 | 27 | +170.0% | |
| 2023 | 12 | -55.6% | |
| 2024 | 20 | +66.7% | |
| 2025 | 12 | -40.0% |
For the 0 building fires Dixon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 25 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 10 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 8.0% |
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 Dixon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Dixon departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Dixon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 481,516 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 156,593 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 47,650 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,740 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,348 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 27,100 | 33.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 23,938 | 46.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 16,575 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,000 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 12,995 | 16.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 11,149 | 20.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10,219 | 34.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,142 | 30.5 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New Mexico cities with population within ±25% of Dixon. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Dixon.
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.