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In 2025, fire departments serving Milpitas responded to 245 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $2.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 50% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,473 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $10.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 267 | — | |
| 2022 | 352 | +31.8% | |
| 2023 | 285 | -19.0% | |
| 2024 | 324 | +13.7% | |
| 2025 | 245 | -24.4% |
For the 8 building fires Milpitas departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 243 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 | 54 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 47 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 13 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 13 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 58 | 23.9% |
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 Milpitas mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 57.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 21 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Milpitas departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Milpitas sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 690,685 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 | 17.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 21.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 26.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,300 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 23.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 21.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,513 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 5,018 | 26.1 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 Milpitas. 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.