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In 2025, fire departments serving El Sobrante responded to 71 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $300K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
351 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.0M cumulative property loss. 3 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | — | |
| 2022 | 68 | -10.5% | |
| 2023 | 62 | -8.8% | |
| 2024 | 74 | +19.4% | |
| 2025 | 71 | -4.1% |
For the 8 building fires El Sobrante departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 58 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 | 11 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 17 | 29.3% |
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 Sobrante mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Candle | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 5.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by El Sobrante departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. El Sobrante sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
10 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 4 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 3 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,038,845 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 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 24.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 20.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 27.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 15.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 14.6 mi |
Top 4 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 Sobrante. 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.