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In 2025, fire departments serving Newman responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $12K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Incomplete 2025 data. Newman's departments reported 29 incidents to NFIRS for 2025, against about 72 in a typical year, so 2025 figures on this page undercount. The 2021–2025 totals are the better guide.
Road freight or transport vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 66% of all calls.
Feb peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
358 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.5M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 97 | — | |
| 2023 | 98 | +1.0% | |
| 2024 | 119 | +21.4% | |
| 2025* | 29 | — |
* Well below Newman'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.
For the 3 building fires Newman departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 55 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 | 16 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 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 Newman mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 65.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Incendiary device | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Newman departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $12,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Newman sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 742,916 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 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 81,826 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 27.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 15.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25,000 | 22.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,820 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,300 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 35.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,600 | 48.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 7,000 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 27.5 mi |
Top 3 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 Newman. 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.