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In 2025, fire departments serving Meadow Vista responded to 42 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $400K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Authorized controlled burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 76% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
235 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $2.0M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | — | |
| 2022 | 35 | -28.6% | |
| 2023 | 53 | +51.4% | |
| 2024 | 56 | +5.7% | |
| 2025 | 42 | -25.0% |
For the 8 building fires Meadow Vista departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 19 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 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 31.6% |
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 Meadow Vista mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Meadow Vista departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Meadow Vista sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 382,768 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97,717 | 27.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27,440 | 22.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,580 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,609 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,761 | 27.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Other causes | 11,725 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 10,836 | 22.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 31.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 9,164 | 25.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,422 | 17.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,200 | 30.0 mi |
Top 4 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 Meadow Vista. 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.