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In 2025, fire departments serving Rancho Mission Viejo responded to 20 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 45% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
102 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $76K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | — | |
| 2022 | 26 | -18.8% | |
| 2023* | 12 | — | |
| 2024* | 12 | — | |
| 2025 | 20 | — |
* Well below Rancho Mission Viejo'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.
For the 2 building fires Rancho Mission Viejo departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 55 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 | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 10.9% |
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 Rancho Mission Viejo mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Chemical reaction | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Rancho Mission Viejo departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Rancho Mission Viejo sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 698,597 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 50.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 17.1 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,164 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 27,531 | 49.8 mi | |
| 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24,387 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,025 | 11.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Fireworks | 22,744 | 49.6 mi |
Top 3 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 Rancho Mission Viejo. 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.