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In 2025, fire departments serving Kernville responded to 20 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
102 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | +22.2% | |
| 2023 | 17 | -22.7% | |
| 2024 | 25 | +47.1% | |
| 2025 | 20 | -20.0% |
For the 1 building fires Kernville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 34 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 | 9 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 14.7% |
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 Kernville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Kernville departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Kernville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 648,755 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 150,696 | 8.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75,000 | 11.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,007 | 9.9 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,700 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 37,026 | 23.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 36,556 | 31.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,192 | 8.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,577 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,213 | 27.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 20,500 | 35.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 19,215 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,442 | 3.3 mi |
Top 4 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 Kernville. 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.