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In 2025, fire departments serving Jackson responded to 66 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $60K 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 44% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
380 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $545K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | — | |
| 2022 | 95 | +39.7% | |
| 2023 | 72 | -24.2% | |
| 2024 | 79 | +9.7% | |
| 2025 | 66 | -16.5% |
For the 8 building fires Jackson departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 69 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 | 12 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Shipping/receiving area; loading area, dock or bay | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Structural area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 20 | 29.0% |
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 Jackson mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 7.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Jackson departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $4,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $2,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Jackson sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 418,528 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97,717 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 4.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 36,450 | 45.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,580 | 34.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 22,080 | 46.5 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,000 | 15.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,823 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,280 | 26.5 mi | |
| 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12,613 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,789 | 22.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 22.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,422 | 46.3 mi |
Top 3 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 Jackson. 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.