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In 2025, fire departments serving Hermosa Beach responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500 building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 63% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
155 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $529K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | — | |
| 2022 | 46 | -4.2% | |
| 2023 | 22 | -52.2% | |
| 2024 | 20 | -9.1% | |
| 2025 | 19 | -5.0% |
For the 0 building fires Hermosa Beach departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 16 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 | Other | 4 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Assembly area - less than 100 persons | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Office | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 12.5% |
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 Hermosa Beach mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 4 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Undetermined | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hermosa Beach departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hermosa Beach sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,039,029 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 | 28.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 45.7 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30,000 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 42.7 mi |
Top 3 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 Hermosa Beach. 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.