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In 2025, fire departments serving Orange Cove responded to 192 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
614 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | — | |
| 2022 | 80 | -12.1% | |
| 2023 | 127 | +58.8% | |
| 2024 | 124 | -2.4% | |
| 2025 | 192 | +54.8% |
For the 9 building fires Orange Cove departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 103 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 | 61 | 59.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 8.7% |
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 Orange Cove mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 86.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Orange Cove departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 90% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $12,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Orange Cove sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 746,142 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 | 379,895 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 151,623 | 28.8 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,700 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 36,556 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 22,992 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 13,837 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 13,349 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 9,020 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 8,675 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 7,456 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,702 | 45.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,607 | 17.2 mi |
Top 4 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 Orange Cove. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Orange Cove.
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.