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In 2025, fire departments serving Madera responded to 171 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.2M 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 64% of all calls.
May peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
918 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $23.1M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 148 | — | |
| 2022 | 197 | +33.1% | |
| 2023 | 189 | -4.1% | |
| 2024 | 213 | +12.7% | |
| 2025 | 171 | -19.7% |
For the 7 building fires Madera departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 218 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 | 57 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 35 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 20 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 19 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 50 | 22.9% |
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 Madera mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 21 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 22 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Madera departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 91% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,240,000 | Cultivated orchard or vineyard fire | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $200,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $65,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $38,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Madera sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 797,087 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 | 379,895 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,953 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 81,826 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34,091 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25,000 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 22,992 | 47.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18,340 | 40.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,820 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 13,837 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 13,349 | 30.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12,407 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,600 | 45.8 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 Madera. 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.