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In 2025, fire departments serving Hawaiian Gardens responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
197 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | — | |
| 2022 | 41 | -8.9% | |
| 2023 | 52 | +26.8% | |
| 2024 | 29 | -44.2% | |
| 2025 | 30 | +3.4% |
For the 8 building fires Hawaiian Gardens departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 35 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 | 8 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 31.4% |
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 Hawaiian Gardens mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 8 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hawaiian Gardens departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $7,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hawaiian Gardens sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 883,550 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 | 29.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 29.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 19.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,970 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,025 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22,000 | 42.4 mi |
Top 5 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 Hawaiian Gardens. 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.