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In 2025, fire departments serving Groveland responded to 41 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K 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 54% of all calls.
May peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
242 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $2.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | — | |
| 2022 | 43 | -20.4% | |
| 2023 | 52 | +20.9% | |
| 2024 | 52 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 41 | -21.2% |
For the 4 building fires Groveland departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 37 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 | 10 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 24.3% |
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 Groveland mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 10 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 27.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Groveland departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $4,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Groveland sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 813,070 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 255,858 | 8.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,953 | 23.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 81,826 | 14.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 36,450 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34,091 | 22.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25,000 | 36.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 22,080 | 7.4 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,000 | 30.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,823 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,280 | 22.1 mi | |
| 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12,613 | 26.0 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 Groveland. 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.