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In 2025, fire departments serving Malibu responded to 183 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $6.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
637 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $15.4M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 142 | — | |
| 2022 | 87 | -38.7% | |
| 2023 | 95 | +9.2% | |
| 2024 | 130 | +36.8% | |
| 2025 | 183 | +40.8% |
For the 6 building fires Malibu departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 150 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 | Outside area, other | 24 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 20 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 44 | 29.3% |
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 Malibu mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 30 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 20 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Match | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 21 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Malibu departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Catastrophic | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Special outside fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $8,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Malibu sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
5 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 1 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,456,165 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 281,893 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 14.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 42.3 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 10.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 48.2 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 Malibu. 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.