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In 2025, fire departments serving Los Altos Hills responded to 42 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
207 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $475K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | — | |
| 2022 | 36 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 55 | +52.8% | |
| 2024 | 38 | -30.9% | |
| 2025 | 42 | +10.5% |
For the 1 building fires Los Altos Hills departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 34 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Construction/renovation area | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Office | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 29.4% |
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 Los Altos Hills mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Los Altos Hills departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $14,250 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Los Altos Hills sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 678,881 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 | 31.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 8.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 43.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 15.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,513 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 5,018 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,474 | 24.6 mi |
Top 3 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 Los Altos Hills. 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.