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In 2025, fire departments serving Hollister responded to 168 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $550K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 39% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
918 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $12.2M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | — | |
| 2022 | 190 | -4.5% | |
| 2023 | 187 | -1.6% | |
| 2024 | 174 | -7.0% | |
| 2025 | 168 | -3.4% |
For the 5 building fires Hollister departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 354 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 | 84 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 54 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 78 | 22.0% |
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 Hollister mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 176 | 49.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 26 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 41 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hollister departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 90% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $25,050 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hollister sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
18 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 1 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | |
| 20-29 | 3 | |
| 30-39 | 1 | |
| 40-49 | 5 | |
| 50-59 | 3 | |
| 60-69 | 1 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 1 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 997,418 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 | 396,624 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 162,818 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 132,127 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,088 | 24.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 11.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 23,761 | 42.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18,340 | 43.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,820 | 36.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 12,960 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 48.1 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 Hollister. 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.