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In 2025, fire departments serving Gonzales responded to 46 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K 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 67% of all calls.
Jun peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
267 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | — | |
| 2022 | 69 | +35.3% | |
| 2023 | 41 | -40.6% | |
| 2024 | 60 | +46.3% | |
| 2025 | 46 | -23.3% |
For the 1 building fires Gonzales departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 57 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 | 15 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 19.3% |
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 Gonzales mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 59.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Gonzales departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $8,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Gonzales sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 854,759 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Natural | 162,818 | 19.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 132,127 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 124,924 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 81,378 | 27.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 49,551 | 33.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,088 | 11.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 34.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 25,620 | 37.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 23,761 | 19.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18,340 | 43.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,820 | 48.4 mi |
Top 4 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 Gonzales. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Gonzales.
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.