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In 2025, fire departments serving Imperial Beach responded to 141 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.2M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires 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.
584 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $3.3M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | — | |
| 2022 | 106 | -8.6% | |
| 2023 | 103 | -2.8% | |
| 2024 | 118 | +14.6% | |
| 2025 | 141 | +19.5% |
For the 21 building fires Imperial Beach departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 114 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 15 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 23 | 20.2% |
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 Imperial Beach mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 13 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Imperial Beach departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $108,909 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $13,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $3,000 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Imperial Beach sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 898,509 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 280,059 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 197,990 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 90,440 | 31.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61,690 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47,921 | 20.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20,768 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 16,677 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,390 | 28.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 14,720 | 16.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 10,353 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,000 | 17.5 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 Imperial 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.