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In 2025, fire departments serving Joshua Tree responded to 63 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 46% of all calls.
Feb peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
350 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.6M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | — | |
| 2022 | 69 | -4.2% | |
| 2023 | 79 | +14.5% | |
| 2024 | 67 | -15.2% | |
| 2025 | 63 | -6.0% |
For the 1 building fires Joshua Tree departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 91 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 | Undetermined | 55 | 60.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 12.1% |
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 Joshua Tree mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 74.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Candle | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 2.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Joshua Tree departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $3,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Joshua Tree sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 553,163 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 12.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 38.4 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,164 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 27,531 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 24,000 | 30.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23,455 | 24.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Fireworks | 22,744 | 39.2 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 20,901 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20,292 | 38.7 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 Joshua Tree. 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.