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In 2025, fire departments serving Escalon responded to 98 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 56% of all calls.
May peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
488 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $921K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | — | |
| 2022 | 96 | -4.0% | |
| 2023 | 109 | +13.5% | |
| 2024 | 85 | -22.0% | |
| 2025 | 98 | +15.3% |
For the 16 building fires Escalon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 197 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 | 52 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 23 | 11.7% |
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 Escalon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 125 | 63.5% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Escalon departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Escalon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 832,242 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 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 81,826 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25,000 | 34.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 22,080 | 47.7 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,000 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,280 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,300 | 12.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,789 | 18.3 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 Escalon. 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.