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In 2025, fire departments serving Montebello responded to 322 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Fire, other 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.
1,597 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $13.3M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 294 | — | |
| 2022 | 268 | -8.8% | |
| 2023 | 344 | +28.4% | |
| 2024 | 369 | +7.3% | |
| 2025 | 322 | -12.7% |
For the 38 building fires Montebello departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 548 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 | 137 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 72 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 52 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 35 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 14 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 100 | 18.2% |
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 Montebello mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 325 | 59.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 38 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 33 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 15 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 9 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 45 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Montebello departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 95% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $65,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $27,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Montebello sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,194,785 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 | 16.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 18.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 33.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 37.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 23.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 40.8 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 Montebello. 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.