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In 2025, fire departments serving Live Oak responded to 58 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 43% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
353 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $809K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | — | |
| 2022 | 114 | +93.2% | |
| 2023 | 54 | -52.6% | |
| 2024 | 68 | +25.9% | |
| 2025 | 58 | -14.7% |
For the 4 building fires Live Oak departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 182 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 | Undetermined | 49 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 35 | 19.2% |
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 Live Oak mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 122 | 67.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 15 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Live Oak departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $85,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $2,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Live Oak sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 841,645 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 | 396,624 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 132,127 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 22.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,088 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 30.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 26.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 16.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,905 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,513 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 5,018 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,474 | 11.4 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 Live Oak. 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.