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In 2025, fire departments serving Rancho Santa Fe responded to 65 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $30K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
332 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $5.5M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | — | |
| 2022 | 56 | +9.8% | |
| 2023 | 86 | +53.6% | |
| 2024 | 74 | -14.0% | |
| 2025 | 65 | -12.2% |
For the 4 building fires Rancho Santa Fe departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 82 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 | Outside area, other | 18 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 14 | 17.1% |
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 Santa Fe mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 48.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 1.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Rancho Santa Fe departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Rancho Santa Fe sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,060,941 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 280,059 | 27.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 197,990 | 28.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 90,440 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61,690 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 21.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47,921 | 40.3 mi | |
| 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24,387 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,025 | 48.7 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,384 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,004 | 30.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20,768 | 16.0 mi |
Top 9 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 Santa Fe. 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.