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In 2025, fire departments serving Menlo Park responded to 169 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
721 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $2.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 98 | — | |
| 2022 | 149 | +52.0% | |
| 2023 | 107 | -28.2% | |
| 2024 | 198 | +85.0% | |
| 2025 | 169 | -14.6% |
For the 7 building fires Menlo Park departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 100 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 | 17 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Function area, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 23 | 23.0% |
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 Menlo Park mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Menlo Park departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $6,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Menlo Park sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 678,119 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 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 14.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,513 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 5,018 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,474 | 31.0 mi |
Top 7 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 Menlo Park. 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.