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In 2025, fire departments serving Nuevo responded to 67 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $600K 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 51% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
366 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $2.7M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | — | |
| 2022 | 74 | +37.0% | |
| 2023 | 83 | +12.2% | |
| 2024 | 88 | +6.0% | |
| 2025 | 67 | -23.9% |
For the 2 building fires Nuevo departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 118 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 | 29 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 18 | 15.3% |
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 Nuevo mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 12 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Nuevo departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Unauthorized burning | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Nuevo sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 919,868 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 28.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 28.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 22.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 16.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 34.6 mi |
Top 6 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 Nuevo. 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.