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In 2025, fire departments serving Gardena responded to 309 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $400K 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 64% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,385 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $6.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 322 | — | |
| 2022 | 233 | -27.6% | |
| 2023 | 254 | +9.0% | |
| 2024 | 267 | +5.1% | |
| 2025 | 309 | +15.7% |
For the 21 building fires Gardena departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 436 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 99 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 73 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 43 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 37 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 25 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 18 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 17 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 93 | 21.3% |
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 Gardena mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 118 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 60 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 55 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 52 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 41 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Match | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 45 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Gardena departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 83% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Gardena sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,053,834 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 43.6 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 37.2 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30,274 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30,000 | 45.3 mi |
Top 7 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 Gardena. 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.