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In 2025, fire departments serving Glen Ellen responded to 41 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
256 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $393K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | — | |
| 2022 | 52 | -16.1% | |
| 2023 | 43 | -17.3% | |
| 2024 | 58 | +34.9% | |
| 2025 | 41 | -29.3% |
For the 2 building fires Glen Ellen departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 24 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 | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 16.7% |
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 Glen Ellen mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Glen Ellen departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Glen Ellen sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,106,972 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 15.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Other causes | 90,288 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 76,825 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76,067 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Other causes | 69,363 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 13.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 5.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 55,209 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 16.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,000 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39,138 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,807 | 18.1 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 Glen Ellen. 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.