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In 2025, fire departments serving Plumas Lake responded to 37 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $6K 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 49% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
154 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $8K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | — | |
| 2022 | 31 | +19.2% | |
| 2023 | 32 | +3.2% | |
| 2024 | 28 | -12.5% | |
| 2025 | 37 | +32.1% |
For the 3 building fires Plumas Lake departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 77 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 | 28 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 13.0% |
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 Plumas Lake mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 70.1% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 5.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Plumas Lake departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $200 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100 | Natural vegetation fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Plumas Lake sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 344,522 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Other causes | 90,288 | 36.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,000 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39,138 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,609 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 17,944 | 42.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Other causes | 11,725 | 42.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,422 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,417 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,333 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,200 | 29.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 44.3 mi |
Top 2 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 Plumas Lake. 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.