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In 2025, fire departments serving Hawthorne responded to 297 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $265K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,690 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $4.6M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 433 | — | |
| 2022 | 275 | -36.5% | |
| 2023 | 362 | +31.6% | |
| 2024 | 323 | -10.8% | |
| 2025 | 297 | -8.0% |
For the 23 building fires Hawthorne departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 260 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 | 61 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 35 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 33 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 57 | 21.9% |
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 Hawthorne mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 55 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 34 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 21 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hawthorne departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 90% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $265,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $130,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hawthorne sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,086,991 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 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 42.1 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30,274 | 47.2 mi |
Top 10 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 Hawthorne. 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.