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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Isleton, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Isleton responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade F Peak yr 2021 Sacramento County 538 residents 1 reporting departments 219 5-yr

Incomplete 2025 data. Isleton's departments reported 11 incidents to NFIRS for 2025, against about 44 in a typical year, so 2025 figures on this page undercount. The 2021–2025 totals are the better guide.

Total incidents
11
Not comparable with 2024 (incomplete reporting)
Building fires
2
Residential 50% Other 50%
Property loss
$270K
$240K structure · $30K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 73% of all calls.

11
Total Incidents
Building fires 2 18.2%
Natural vegetation fire, other 2 18.2%
Outside rubbish fire, other 2 18.2%
Fire, other 1 9.1%
Passenger vehicle fire 1 9.1%
All other categories 3 27.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 0
Feb 2
Mar 5
Apr 3
May 1
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Isleton

219 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $3.3M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 72 —
2022 68 -5.6%
2023 40 -41.2%
2024 28 -30.0%
2025* 11 —

* Well below Isleton's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.

03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 2 building fires Isleton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
17%
1
Intentional / arson
50%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
33%
2
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Isleton?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 68 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 originCountShare 
1 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 16 23.5%
2 Undetermined 12 17.6%
3 Outside area, other 10 14.7%
4 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 10 14.7%
5 Wildland, woods 5 7.4%
6 Other 2 2.9%
7 Vehicle area, other 2 2.9%
8 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 2 2.9%
9 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 1 1.5%
10 Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room 1 1.5%
11 All other areas 7 10.3%
3c What ignited it

What actually ignited the fire?

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 Isleton mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 50 73.5%
2 Hot ember or ash 6 8.8%
3 Cigarette lighter 2 2.9%
4 Heat source: other 1 1.5%
5 Heat from powered equipment, other 1 1.5%
6 Arcing 1 1.5%
7 Hot or smoldering object, other 1 1.5%
8 Molten, hot material 1 1.5%
9 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 1 1.5%
10 Match 1 1.5%
11 All other sources 3 4.4%
04 The biggest fires

2 fires · $240K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Isleton departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $200,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
2 $40,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
05 How Isleton compares

Isleton vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Isleton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.

20.45
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Isleton
20.45
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
3.72
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Isleton
3.72
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Isleton
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5b Who gets hurt

Casualty demographics in Isleton

26 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.

AgeCount 
0-9 0
10-19 0
20-29 12
30-39 11
40-49 3
50-59 0
60-69 0
70-79 0
80+ 0
Civilian vs firefighter
Civilian 1 FF 25
Gender
M 25 F 1 Unk 0
Severity (1=minor → 5=fatal)
25
1
0
2
0
3
0
4
1
5
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Isleton

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 532,712 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2020 Natural 305,651 46.2 mi
2017 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 56,556 49.9 mi
2017 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 51,624 38.1 mi
2009 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 12,200 36.8 mi
2018 Equipment and vehicle use 11,789 36.7 mi
1996 Arson/incendiarism 9,820 38.1 mi
2015 Equipment and vehicle use 8,051 36.3 mi
2003 Equipment and vehicle use 6,804 40.7 mi
2005 Arson/incendiarism 6,744 34.8 mi
2014 Fireworks 6,488 36.3 mi
2008 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 6,400 30.3 mi
2000 Equipment and vehicle use 5,731 43.5 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Isleton do fires concentrate?

Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.

#ZIP5-yr incidents 
1 95641 218
2 94571 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Isleton

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Isleton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.

06 First responders

Who responds in Isleton?

1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Isleton.

ISLETON FD
100 second stre
FDID 340551 paid · 25 volunteer
07 Stay prepared

Before the next Red Flag day.

A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.

About this data

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.