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In 2025, fire departments serving Quartz Hill responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
133 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | — | |
| 2022 | 20 | -41.2% | |
| 2023 | 26 | +30.0% | |
| 2024 | 23 | -11.5% | |
| 2025 | 30 | +30.4% |
For the 4 building fires Quartz Hill departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 44 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Undetermined | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 25.0% |
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 Quartz Hill mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 15.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Quartz Hill departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $80,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Quartz Hill sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,360,812 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 31.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 31.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 28.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 19.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 11.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 13.5 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 Quartz Hill. 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.