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In 2025, fire departments serving Golden Hills responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
66 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $81K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 11 | -26.7% | |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 15 | +36.4% | |
| 2025 | 14 | -6.7% |
For the 0 building fires Golden Hills departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 12 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 | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 8.3% |
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 Golden Hills mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Golden Hills departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $500 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Golden Hills sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 908,595 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 27.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,007 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 37,026 | 20.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30,274 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,192 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,577 | 18.7 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93561 | 66 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Golden Hills. 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.