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In 2025, fire departments serving La Palma responded to 20 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
109 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $2.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | — | |
| 2022 | 19 | -26.9% | |
| 2023 | 24 | +26.3% | |
| 2024 | 20 | -16.7% | |
| 2025 | 20 | +0.0% |
For the 1 building fires La Palma departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 68 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 | Other | 13 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 10 | Function area, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 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 La Palma mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by La Palma departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. La Palma sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 991,451 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 30.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 17.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,970 | 44.3 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 La Palma. 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.