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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Klamath, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Klamath responded to 25 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade B- Peak yr 2025 Del Norte County 924 residents 0 reporting departments 90 5-yr
Total incidents
25
+78.6% vs 2024
Building fires
3
Residential 67% Other 33%
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 84% of all calls.

25
Total Incidents
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 7 28.0%
Power line down 5 20.0%
Building fires 3 12.0%
Forest, woods or wildland fire 3 12.0%
Unauthorized burning 3 12.0%
All other categories 4 16.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

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

Jan 0
Feb 2
Mar 1
Apr 1
May 2
Jun 2
Jul 6
Aug 7
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 4
Dec 0
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Klamath

90 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $500K cumulative property loss.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 14 —
2022 24 +71.4%
2023 13 -45.8%
2024 14 +7.7%
2025 25 +78.6%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 3 building fires Klamath departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
100%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Klamath?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 3 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 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 1 33.3%
2 Outside area, other 1 33.3%
3 Undetermined 1 33.3%
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 Klamath mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 2 66.7%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 1 33.3%
05 How Klamath compares

Klamath vs California vs the nation

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

27.06
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Klamath
27.06
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
3.25
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Klamath
3.25
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Klamath
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Klamath

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,564,711 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2002 Natural 499,945 34.7 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 157,270 40.8 mi
2020 Natural 142,386 38.0 mi
1999 Natural 124,898 45.5 mi
2014 Natural 115,279 38.0 mi
2008 Natural 65,834 22.3 mi
2017 Natural 60,910 48.8 mi
2017 Natural 45,403 32.9 mi
2008 Natural 44,452 30.8 mi
2008 Natural 38,394 36.0 mi
2018 Natural 38,134 37.5 mi
1994 Natural 28,953 20.9 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Klamath do fires concentrate?

Top 1 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 95548 89
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Klamath

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

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.