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In 2025, fire departments serving Laguna Woods responded to 24 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $75K 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 71% of all calls.
Sep peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
140 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $444K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | — | |
| 2022 | 30 | -9.1% | |
| 2023 | 19 | -36.7% | |
| 2024 | 34 | +78.9% | |
| 2025 | 24 | -29.4% |
For the 3 building fires Laguna Woods departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 101 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 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 24 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 15 | 14.9% |
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 Woods mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Sunlight | 9 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 16 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Laguna Woods departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $750 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $50 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Laguna Woods sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 683,642 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 | 115,997 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 18.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 10.1 mi | |
| 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24,387 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,025 | 13.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22,000 | 40.2 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,384 | 16.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,004 | 20.4 mi |
Top 2 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 Woods. 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.