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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Dublin, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Dublin responded to 165 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade A- Peak yr 2023 Alameda County 71,068 residents 0 reporting departments 896 5-yr
Total incidents
165
-13.6% vs 2024
Building fires
18
Residential 67% Other 33%
Property loss
$259K
$196K structure · $63K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.

165
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 27 16.4%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 21 12.7%
Building fires 18 10.9%
Carbon monoxide incident 15 9.1%
Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 13 7.9%
All other categories 71 43.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 7
Feb 15
Mar 12
Apr 14
May 14
Jun 12
Jul 23
Aug 16
Sep 14
Oct 12
Nov 10
Dec 16
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Dublin

896 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.6M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 164 —
2022 184 +12.2%
2023 192 +4.3%
2024 191 -0.5%
2025 165 -13.6%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 18 building fires Dublin departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
45%
10
Cause undetermined
18%
4
Intentional / arson
5%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
27%
6
Under investigation
5%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Dublin?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 101 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 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 12 11.9%
2 Cooking area, kitchen 11 10.9%
3 Undetermined 11 10.9%
4 Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room 5 5.0%
5 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 5 5.0%
6 Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch 5 5.0%
7 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 5 5.0%
8 Outside area, other 4 4.0%
9 Other 3 3.0%
10 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 3 3.0%
11 All other areas 37 36.6%
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 Dublin mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 32 31.7%
2 Arcing 20 19.8%
3 Heat source: other 8 7.9%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 7 6.9%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 7 6.9%
6 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 5 5.0%
7 Hot or smoldering object, other 5 5.0%
8 Heat, spark from friction 3 3.0%
9 Molten, hot material 2 2.0%
10 Cigarette 2 2.0%
11 All other sources 10 9.9%
04 The biggest fires

8 fires · $191K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Dublin departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $100,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
2 $30,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
3 $25,000 Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant Investigated
4 $10,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
5 $10,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
6 $8,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
7 $5,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
8 $3,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
05 How Dublin compares

Dublin vs California vs the nation

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

2.32
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Dublin
2.32
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.25
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Dublin
0.25
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Dublin
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Dublin

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 660,832 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 396,624 27.0 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 86,509 36.2 mi
2007 Recreation and ceremony 47,760 41.2 mi
2006 Equipment and vehicle use 34,271 40.2 mi
2018 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 12,300 49.0 mi
2009 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 12,200 20.4 mi
2009 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 7,817 42.4 mi
2003 Equipment and vehicle use 6,804 29.8 mi
2005 Arson/incendiarism 6,744 16.0 mi
2003 Natural 5,018 32.0 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 4,474 42.4 mi
2020 Natural 4,279 43.8 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Dublin 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 94568 874
2 94588 14
3 94552 5
4 94583 3
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Dublin

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Dublin. 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.