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In 2025, fire departments serving Needles responded to 57 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Road freight or transport vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.
Jul peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
395 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $3.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 108 | — | |
| 2022 | 96 | -11.1% | |
| 2023 | 62 | -35.4% | |
| 2024 | 72 | +16.1% | |
| 2025 | 57 | -20.8% |
For the 1 building fires Needles departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 149 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 | 54 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Outside area, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 14.8% |
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 Needles mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 58.4% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 13 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Needles departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Aircraft fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Needles sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 162,488 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Natural | 63,436 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 12,637 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 11,927 | 40.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 9,497 | 38.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,380 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 6,083 | 4.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 5,413 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 5,059 | 37.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 5,000 | 22.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,408 | 4.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 3,079 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 2,500 | 49.8 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92363 | 395 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Needles. 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.