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In 2025, fire departments serving Highgrove responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $800K 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 65% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
202 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $3.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | — | |
| 2022 | 46 | +7.0% | |
| 2023 | 41 | -10.9% | |
| 2024 | 43 | +4.9% | |
| 2025 | 29 | -32.6% |
For the 3 building fires Highgrove departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 100 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 | Outside area, other | 31 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 14 | 14.0% |
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 Highgrove mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 10 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Highgrove departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $100 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Highgrove sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 947,714 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 13.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 20.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 14.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 25.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 19.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 19.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 26.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 27.5 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 Highgrove. 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.