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In 2025, fire departments serving Phelan responded to 186 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $30K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 63% of all calls.
Oct peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
819 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $2.4M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | — | |
| 2022 | 117 | +4.5% | |
| 2023 | 195 | +66.7% | |
| 2024 | 209 | +7.2% | |
| 2025 | 186 | -11.0% |
For the 6 building fires Phelan departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 190 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 | 78 | 41.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 38 | 20.0% |
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 Phelan mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 123 | 64.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 14 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Phelan departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $21,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $250 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $150 | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Phelan sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 970,226 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 28.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 22.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 25.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 12.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 48.6 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 Phelan. 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.