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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Lakeview, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Lakeview responded to 35 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $75K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade C Peak yr 2023 Riverside County 2,327 residents 0 reporting departments 223 5-yr
Total incidents
35
-14.6% vs 2024
Building fires
1
Residential 0% Other 100%
Property loss
$197K
$195K structure · $3K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.

35
Total Incidents
Passenger vehicle fire 12 34.3%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 6 17.1%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 3 8.6%
Fire, other 2 5.7%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 2 5.7%
All other categories 10 28.6%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

May peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 3
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 2
May 6
Jun 2
Jul 5
Aug 6
Sep 3
Oct 2
Nov 4
Dec 2
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Lakeview

223 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.5M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 47 —
2022 48 +2.1%
2023 52 +8.3%
2024 41 -21.2%
2025 35 -14.6%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 1 building fires Lakeview departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
42%
8
Cause undetermined
42%
8
Intentional / arson
11%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
5%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Lakeview?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 115 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 Undetermined 25 21.7%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 23 20.0%
3 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 18 15.7%
4 Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. 9 7.8%
5 Other 7 6.1%
6 Vehicle area, other 7 6.1%
7 Outside area, other 6 5.2%
8 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 5 4.3%
9 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 4 3.5%
10 Storage area, other 2 1.7%
11 All other areas 9 7.8%
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 Lakeview mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 59 51.3%
2 Hot ember or ash 18 15.7%
3 Hot or smoldering object, other 7 6.1%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 6 5.2%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 6 5.2%
6 Heat source: other 4 3.5%
7 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 3 2.6%
8 Heat, spark from friction 3 2.6%
9 Arcing 2 1.7%
10 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 2 1.7%
11 All other sources 5 4.3%
04 The biggest fires

8 fires · $188K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lakeview departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $75,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
2 $30,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
3 $28,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
4 $20,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
5 $10,000 Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant Investigated
6 $10,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
7 $10,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
8 $5,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
05 How Lakeview compares

Lakeview vs California vs the nation

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

15.04
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Lakeview
15.04
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.43
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Lakeview
0.43
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Lakeview
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Lakeview

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 919,868 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2003 Arson/incendiarism 91,281 26.9 mi
1999 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 65,000 30.3 mi
2006 Natural 61,700 40.6 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 59,788 31.2 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 56,427 40.8 mi
2015 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 51,000 26.0 mi
2007 Other causes 49,390 40.8 mi
2006 Arson/incendiarism 40,200 21.1 mi
2002 Arson/incendiarism 37,240 47.1 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 36,274 35.7 mi
2020 Equipment and vehicle use 33,424 14.5 mi
2008 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 30,305 35.5 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Lakeview do fires concentrate?

Top 5 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 92555 84
2 93307 51
3 92571 45
4 92567 24
5 92582 19
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Lakeview

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Lakeview. 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.