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In 2025, fire departments serving Laguna Niguel responded to 54 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $800K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 50% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
323 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $4.7M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | — | |
| 2022 | 68 | -9.3% | |
| 2023 | 63 | -7.4% | |
| 2024 | 63 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 54 | -14.3% |
For the 6 building fires Laguna Niguel departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 159 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 | 23 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 47 | 29.6% |
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 Laguna Niguel mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 19 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Laguna Niguel departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $3,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Laguna Niguel sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
7 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 0 | |
| 30-39 | 3 | |
| 40-49 | 2 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 503,010 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 23.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 15.2 mi | |
| 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24,387 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,025 | 15.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22,000 | 44.9 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,384 | 13.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,004 | 15.2 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20,768 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,460 | 22.6 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 Laguna Niguel. 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.