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In 2025, fire departments serving Morgan Hill responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 82% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
49 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $99K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | 18 | +200.0% | |
| 2023 | 7 | -61.1% | |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 11 | +57.1% |
For the 3 building fires Morgan Hill departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 21 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 | 7 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 4.8% |
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 Morgan Hill mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Morgan Hill departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Morgan Hill sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 880,130 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 | 20.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 132,127 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,088 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 9.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 27.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 12.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,300 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,905 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 35.7 mi |
Top 4 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 Morgan Hill. 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.