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In 2025, fire departments serving Penngrove responded to 36 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $300K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
May peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
210 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | — | |
| 2022 | 43 | +30.3% | |
| 2023 | 45 | +4.7% | |
| 2024 | 53 | +17.8% | |
| 2025 | 36 | -32.1% |
For the 3 building fires Penngrove departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 19 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 | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Assembly or sales area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 15.8% |
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 Penngrove mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Penngrove departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Penngrove sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,097,378 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 22.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Other causes | 90,288 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 76,825 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76,067 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Other causes | 69,363 | 43.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 19.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 13.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 55,209 | 33.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 24.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,000 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39,138 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,807 | 21.4 mi |
Top 3 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 Penngrove. 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.