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In 2025, fire departments serving Mentone responded to 35 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 54% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
223 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | — | |
| 2022 | 48 | -23.8% | |
| 2023 | 42 | -12.5% | |
| 2024 | 35 | -16.7% | |
| 2025 | 35 | +0.0% |
For the 5 building fires Mentone departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 45 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 | Undetermined | 21 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Office | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 6.7% |
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 Mentone mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 82.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Candle | 1 | 2.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mentone departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mentone sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 851,189 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 13.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 14.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 22.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 13.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 9.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 38.6 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,164 | 17.6 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 Mentone. 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.