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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Moorpark, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Moorpark responded to 98 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade A+ Peak yr 2025 Ventura County 36,073 residents 0 reporting departments 375 5-yr
Total incidents
98
+46.3% vs 2024
Building fires
9
Residential 67% Other 33%
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 76% of all calls.

98
Total Incidents
Fire, other 28 28.6%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 18 18.4%
Carbon monoxide incident 13 13.3%
Building fires 9 9.2%
Passenger vehicle fire 6 6.1%
All other categories 24 24.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 17
Feb 7
Mar 10
Apr 13
May 8
Jun 5
Jul 5
Aug 8
Sep 10
Oct 4
Nov 8
Dec 3
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Moorpark

375 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021* 39 —
2022 83 —
2023 88 +6.0%
2024 67 -23.9%
2025 98 +46.3%

* Well below Moorpark's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.

03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 9 building fires Moorpark departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
58%
30
Cause undetermined
21%
11
Intentional / arson
8%
4
Equipment / heat source failure
4%
2
Under investigation
8%
4
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
1
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Moorpark?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 184 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 originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 66 35.9%
2 Outside area, other 18 9.8%
3 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 17 9.2%
4 Cooking area, kitchen 16 8.7%
5 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 10 5.4%
6 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 6 3.3%
7 Equipment or service area, other 5 2.7%
8 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 5 2.7%
9 Other 4 2.2%
10 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 4 2.2%
11 All other areas 33 17.9%
3c What ignited it

What actually ignited the fire?

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 Moorpark mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 119 64.7%
2 Heat source: other 13 7.1%
3 Heat from powered equipment, other 11 6.0%
4 Hot or smoldering object, other 8 4.3%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 6 3.3%
6 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 5 2.7%
7 Arcing 5 2.7%
8 Heat from direct flame, convection currents 3 1.6%
9 Heat from undetermined smoking material 2 1.1%
10 Cigarette lighter 2 1.1%
11 All other sources 10 5.4%
05 How Moorpark compares

Moorpark vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Moorpark sits below the national average for incidents per resident.

2.72
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Moorpark
2.72
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.25
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Moorpark
0.25
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Moorpark
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Moorpark

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,522,801 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2017 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 281,893 14.2 mi
2020 Natural 174,178 45.7 mi
2006 Debris and open burning 162,702 24.7 mi
2009 Arson/incendiarism 160,371 39.4 mi
2003 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 108,204 13.7 mi
2018 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 96,949 10.6 mi
2003 Equipment and vehicle use 63,720 15.5 mi
2007 Power generation/transmission/distribution 45,300 22.3 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 41,432 28.5 mi
2007 Misuse of fire by a minor 38,356 35.0 mi
1993 Arson/incendiarism 38,152 8.3 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 31,089 36.3 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Moorpark do fires concentrate?

Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.

#ZIP5-yr incidents 
1 93021 341
2 93066 30
3 93012 2
4 03021 1
5 91320 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Moorpark

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Moorpark. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.

07 Stay prepared

Before the next Red Flag day.

A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.

About this data

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.