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In 2025, fire departments serving Pacheco responded to 41 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $6K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 73% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
164 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $655K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | — | |
| 2022 | 32 | -17.9% | |
| 2023 | 25 | -21.9% | |
| 2024 | 27 | +8.0% | |
| 2025 | 41 | +51.9% |
For the 1 building fires Pacheco departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 31 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 | 14 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 12.9% |
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 Pacheco mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 74.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Pacheco departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Pacheco sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 976,850 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 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 29.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 12,354 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 40.1 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94553 | 2 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Pacheco. 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.