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In 2025, fire departments serving Kingsburg responded to 110 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $18K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 50% of all calls.
May peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
647 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $4.0M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 149 | — | |
| 2022 | 117 | -21.5% | |
| 2023 | 139 | +18.8% | |
| 2024 | 132 | -5.0% | |
| 2025 | 110 | -16.7% |
For the 8 building fires Kingsburg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 193 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 | 64 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 34 | 17.6% |
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 Kingsburg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Kingsburg departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 88% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $4,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $4,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Kingsburg sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 676,531 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 379,895 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 151,623 | 43.6 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,700 | 39.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19,839 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 13,349 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 7,456 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,738 | 49.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,607 | 27.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,250 | 49.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4,479 | 32.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,152 | 30.5 mi | |
| 1997 | Natural | 4,100 | 48.9 mi |
Top 5 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 Kingsburg. 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.