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In 2025, fire departments serving Lawndale responded to 36 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
173 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $286K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | — | |
| 2022 | 28 | -30.0% | |
| 2023 | 35 | +25.0% | |
| 2024 | 34 | -2.9% | |
| 2025 | 36 | +5.9% |
For the 1 building fires Lawndale departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 47 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 | 15 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 10.6% |
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 Lawndale mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 17 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 17.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lawndale sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,055,609 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 | 26.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 31.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 44.0 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30,274 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30,000 | 43.7 mi |
Top 5 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 Lawndale. 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.