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In 2025, fire departments serving Emeryville responded to 87 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
432 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | — | |
| 2022 | 80 | +11.1% | |
| 2023 | 100 | +25.0% | |
| 2024 | 93 | -7.0% | |
| 2025 | 87 | -6.5% |
For the 8 building fires Emeryville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 77 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 | 16 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 10 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 16.9% |
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 Emeryville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Emeryville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 90% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Emeryville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 996,888 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 396,624 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 38.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 12,354 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 49.6 mi |
Top 2 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 Emeryville. 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.