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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Oak Park, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Oak Park responded to 32 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade A+ Peak yr 2025 Ventura County 13,627 residents 0 reporting departments 117 5-yr
Total incidents
32
+18.5% vs 2024
Building fires
3
Residential 67% Other 33%
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Carbon monoxide incident lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 88% of all calls.

32
Total Incidents
Carbon monoxide incident 19 59.4%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 4 12.5%
Building fires 3 9.4%
Fire, other 1 3.1%
Passenger vehicle fire 1 3.1%
All other categories 4 12.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Aug peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 6
Feb 1
Mar 0
Apr 1
May 2
Jun 3
Jul 1
Aug 7
Sep 4
Oct 7
Nov 0
Dec 0
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Oak Park

117 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021* 4 —
2022 23 —
2023 31 +34.8%
2024 27 -12.9%
2025 32 +18.5%

* Well below Oak Park'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.

03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 3 building fires Oak Park departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
40%
2
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
20%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
20%
1
Under investigation
20%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Oak Park?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 44 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 originCountShare 
1 Cooking area, kitchen 8 18.2%
2 Outside area, other 5 11.4%
3 Undetermined 5 11.4%
4 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 3 6.8%
5 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 3 6.8%
6 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 3 6.8%
7 Function area, other 2 4.5%
8 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 2 4.5%
9 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 2 4.5%
10 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 2 4.5%
11 All other areas 9 20.5%
3c What ignited it

What actually ignited the fire?

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 Oak Park mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 12 27.3%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 9 20.5%
3 Hot or smoldering object, other 9 20.5%
4 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 3 6.8%
5 Hot ember or ash 3 6.8%
6 Chemical reaction 2 4.5%
7 Heat source: other 1 2.3%
8 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 1 2.3%
9 Arcing 1 2.3%
10 Cigarette 1 2.3%
11 All other sources 2 4.5%
05 How Oak Park compares

Oak Park vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Oak Park sits below the national average for incidents per resident.

2.35
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Oak Park
2.35
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.22
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Oak Park
0.22
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Oak Park
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Oak Park

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,464,620 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2017 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 281,893 23.6 mi
2006 Debris and open burning 162,702 30.9 mi
2009 Arson/incendiarism 160,371 33.3 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 115,997 46.4 mi
2003 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 108,204 14.9 mi
2018 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 96,949 5.4 mi
2003 Equipment and vehicle use 63,720 20.9 mi
2007 Power generation/transmission/distribution 45,300 27.1 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 41,432 26.5 mi
2007 Misuse of fire by a minor 38,356 34.0 mi
1993 Arson/incendiarism 38,152 5.9 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 31,089 38.5 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Oak Park do fires concentrate?

Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.

#ZIP5-yr incidents 
1 91377 114
2 91362 3
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Oak Park

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Oak Park. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.

07 Stay prepared

Before the next Red Flag day.

A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.

About this data

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.