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In 2025, fire departments serving Home Gardens responded to 39 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $736K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
215 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $3.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | — | |
| 2022 | 44 | -10.2% | |
| 2023 | 38 | -13.6% | |
| 2024 | 45 | +18.4% | |
| 2025 | 39 | -13.3% |
For the 6 building fires Home Gardens departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 71 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 | 15 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 31.0% |
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 Home Gardens mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Match | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Home Gardens departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $735,900 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $629,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Home Gardens sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,038,845 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 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 25.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 20.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 26.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 32.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 13.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 12.8 mi |
Top 2 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 Home 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.