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In 2025, fire departments serving Lake Elsinore responded to 362 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K 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 51% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,783 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $12.6M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 335 | — | |
| 2022 | 333 | -0.6% | |
| 2023 | 391 | +17.4% | |
| 2024 | 362 | -7.4% | |
| 2025 | 362 | +0.0% |
For the 20 building fires Lake Elsinore departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 585 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 | Outside area, other | 84 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 83 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 73 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 63 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 23 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 21 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 21 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 19 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Other | 18 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 163 | 27.9% |
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 Lake Elsinore mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 252 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 53 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 47 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 31 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 26 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 22 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 14 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Match | 11 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 79 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lake Elsinore departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 69% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lake Elsinore sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
13 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 | 3 | |
| 30-39 | 4 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 3 | |
| 70-79 | 2 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 875,317 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 35.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 30.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 19.6 mi |
Top 8 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 Lake Elsinore. 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.