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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Pine Grove, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Pine Grove responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $20K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade B Peak yr 2023 Amador County 3,386 residents 0 reporting departments 194 5-yr

Incomplete 2025 data. Pine Grove's departments reported 22 incidents to NFIRS for 2025, against about 39 in a typical year, so 2025 figures on this page undercount. The 2021–2025 totals are the better guide.

Total incidents
22
Not comparable with 2024 (incomplete reporting)
Building fires
4
Residential 50% Other 50%
Property loss
$43K
$23K structure · $21K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.

22
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 5 22.7%
Building fires 4 18.2%
Natural vegetation fire, other 3 13.6%
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 2 9.1%
Fires in structures other than in a building 1 4.5%
All other categories 7 31.8%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Oct peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 2
Feb 3
Mar 2
Apr 1
May 2
Jun 0
Jul 2
Aug 3
Sep 2
Oct 5
Nov 0
Dec 0
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Pine Grove

194 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $377K cumulative property loss.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 40 —
2022 36 -10.0%
2023 54 +50.0%
2024 42 -22.2%
2025* 22 —

* Well below Pine Grove'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 4 building fires Pine Grove departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
75%
3
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
25%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Pine Grove?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 64 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 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 13 20.3%
2 Outside area, other 11 17.2%
3 Undetermined 9 14.1%
4 Other 3 4.7%
5 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 3 4.7%
6 Wall assembly 3 4.7%
7 Vehicle area, other 3 4.7%
8 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 3 4.7%
9 Wildland, woods 3 4.7%
10 Function area, other 2 3.1%
11 All other areas 11 17.2%
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 Pine Grove mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 33 51.6%
2 Arcing 5 7.8%
3 Hot or smoldering object, other 5 7.8%
4 Hot ember or ash 5 7.8%
5 Heat source: other 4 6.2%
6 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 3 4.7%
7 Heat from powered equipment, other 2 3.1%
8 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 2 3.1%
9 Heat from direct flame, convection currents 2 3.1%
10 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 1 1.6%
11 All other sources 2 3.1%
04 The biggest fires

2 fires · $23K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Pine Grove departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $20,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
2 $2,500 Fires in structures other than in a building Significant Investigated
05 How Pine Grove compares

Pine Grove vs California vs the nation

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

6.5
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Pine Grove
6.5
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
1.18
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Pine Grove
1.18
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Pine Grove
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Pine Grove

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 707,343 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2013 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 255,858 48.8 mi
2014 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 97,717 27.1 mi
2015 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 70,868 4.7 mi
2018 Natural 36,450 39.7 mi
2013 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 27,440 49.5 mi
1992 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 24,580 28.0 mi
1996 Natural 22,080 44.9 mi
1992 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 18,000 16.4 mi
2004 Equipment and vehicle use 16,823 25.5 mi
2001 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 16,761 45.3 mi
2001 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 14,280 24.3 mi
1998 Equipment and vehicle use 12,613 38.3 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Pine Grove do fires concentrate?

Top 3 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 95665 191
2 95642 2
3 95685 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Pine Grove

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Pine Grove. 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.