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In 2025, fire departments serving Montecito responded to 71 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K 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 73% of all calls.
Nov peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
454 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $829K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | — | |
| 2022 | 94 | +14.6% | |
| 2023 | 107 | +13.8% | |
| 2024 | 100 | -6.5% | |
| 2025 | 71 | -29.0% |
For the 1 building fires Montecito departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 61 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 | 13 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 16.4% |
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 Montecito mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Montecito departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Montecito sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,031,531 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 281,893 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 240,207 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91,622 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 49.8 mi | |
| 1993 | Smoking | 43,201 | 25.3 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 32,606 | 12.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30,000 | 42.3 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 24,800 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,238 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21,645 | 19.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,431 | 20.4 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 Montecito. 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.