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In 2025, fire departments serving Planada responded to 53 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $159K 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 61% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
266 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $2.3M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | — | |
| 2022 | 67 | +34.0% | |
| 2023 | 42 | -37.3% | |
| 2024 | 54 | +28.6% | |
| 2025 | 53 | -1.9% |
For the 3 building fires Planada departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 49 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 24.5% |
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 Planada mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Candle | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Incendiary device | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Planada departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 93% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $159,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $22,500 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $9,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $7,500 | Special outside fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $6,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $6,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Planada sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 679,543 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 255,858 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,953 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 81,826 | 23.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34,091 | 26.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25,000 | 18.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 22,080 | 43.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,820 | 34.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 13,349 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12,407 | 38.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 12,371 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,300 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 11,185 | 31.7 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 Planada. 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.