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In 2025, fire departments serving Encinitas responded to 152 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $2.5M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 63% of all calls.
Jan peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
679 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $8.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | — | |
| 2022 | 143 | +13.5% | |
| 2023 | 120 | -16.1% | |
| 2024 | 138 | +15.0% | |
| 2025 | 152 | +10.1% |
For the 29 building fires Encinitas departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 237 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 | Outside area, other | 44 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 21 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 19 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 17 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 40 | 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 Encinitas mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 116 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 26 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 16 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 11 | 4.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Encinitas departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 85% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Encinitas sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 986,961 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 280,059 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 197,990 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61,690 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 22.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 27.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47,921 | 44.0 mi | |
| 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24,387 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,025 | 45.9 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,384 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,004 | 27.0 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20,768 | 18.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 19,575 | 39.9 mi |
Top 5 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 Encinitas. 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.