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In 2025, fire departments serving Galt responded to 155 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $75K 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 52% of all calls.
May peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,031 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $3.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 172 | — | |
| 2022 | 233 | +35.5% | |
| 2023 | 236 | +1.3% | |
| 2024 | 235 | -0.4% | |
| 2025 | 155 | -34.0% |
For the 7 building fires Galt departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 531 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 | 122 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 118 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 86 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 41 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 19 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 18 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 77 | 14.5% |
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 Galt mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 323 | 60.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 28 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 27 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 17 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 12 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 51 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Galt departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 82% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Water vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $25,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Galt sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 218,230 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 33.2 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,000 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,300 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,789 | 24.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 21.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,800 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,400 | 18.0 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 Galt. 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.