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In 2025, fire departments serving Montclair responded to 142 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $590K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.
May peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
894 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $7.7M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 209 | — | |
| 2022 | 200 | -4.3% | |
| 2023 | 141 | -29.5% | |
| 2024 | 202 | +43.3% | |
| 2025 | 142 | -29.7% |
For the 18 building fires Montclair departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 221 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 | 73 | 33.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 37 | 16.7% |
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 Montclair mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 149 | 67.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 19 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Candle | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 4.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Montclair departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $590,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $275,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Montclair sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,043,419 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 19.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 25.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 14.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 12.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 13.9 mi |
Top 6 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 Montclair. 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.