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In 2025, fire departments serving Exeter responded to 113 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $300K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
677 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $10.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | — | |
| 2022 | 150 | +45.6% | |
| 2023 | 184 | +22.7% | |
| 2024 | 127 | -31.0% | |
| 2025 | 113 | -11.0% |
For the 8 building fires Exeter departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 391 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 | 123 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 68 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 62 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 46 | 11.8% |
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 Exeter mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 236 | 60.4% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 24 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 22 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Match | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 47 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Exeter departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $70,000 | Rail vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Exeter sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 562,337 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Natural | 151,623 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 150,696 | 48.2 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,700 | 15.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 36,556 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,192 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 20,500 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 19,215 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 16,031 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 9,020 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 8,675 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 8,419 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 7,963 | 40.7 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 Exeter. 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.