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In 2025, fire departments serving Niland responded to 74 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $20K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
550 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $137K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 | — | |
| 2022 | 188 | +36.2% | |
| 2023 | 73 | -61.2% | |
| 2024 | 77 | +5.5% | |
| 2025 | 74 | -3.9% |
For the 1 building fires Niland departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 421 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 | 233 | 55.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 80 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 17 | 4.0% |
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 Niland mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 366 | 86.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 1.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 4 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 14 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Niland departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $3,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,500 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,500 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,500 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Niland sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 21,372 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,169 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 4,600 | 47.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1,800 | 47.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,650 | 33.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,335 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 836 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 730 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 564 | 39.1 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 540 | 40.6 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 500 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 456 | 25.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 424 | 47.9 mi |
Top 2 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 Niland. 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.