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In 2025, fire departments serving El Monte responded to 259 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.0M 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 52% of all calls.
Jul peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,477 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $13.7M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 341 | — | |
| 2022 | 287 | -15.8% | |
| 2023 | 305 | +6.3% | |
| 2024 | 285 | -6.6% | |
| 2025 | 259 | -9.1% |
For the 21 building fires El Monte departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 336 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 | Undetermined | 45 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 35 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 32 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 100 | 29.8% |
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 El Monte mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 65 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 42 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 38 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Match | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 47 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by El Monte departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 91% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $772,500 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $220,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $55,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. El Monte sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,146,684 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 14.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 12.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 35.7 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 17.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 48.2 mi |
Top 6 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 El Monte. 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.