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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Rialto, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Rialto responded to 41 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade A+ Peak yr 2023 San Bernardino County 103,873 residents 0 reporting departments 235 5-yr
Total incidents
41
-22.6% vs 2024
Building fires
10
Residential 60% Other 40%
Property loss
$186K
$131K structure · $55K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.

41
Total Incidents
Building fires 10 24.4%
Outside rubbish fire, other 8 19.5%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 5 12.2%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 4 9.8%
Fire, other 2 4.9%
All other categories 12 29.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Jan peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 6
Feb 5
Mar 2
Apr 4
May 4
Jun 6
Jul 0
Aug 5
Sep 2
Oct 3
Nov 4
Dec 0
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Rialto

235 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $618K cumulative property loss.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 39 —
2022 49 +25.6%
2023 53 +8.2%
2024 53 +0.0%
2025 41 -22.6%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 10 building fires Rialto departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
20%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
80%
4
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Rialto?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 61 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 originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 35 57.4%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 12 19.7%
3 Outside area, other 3 4.9%
4 Other 2 3.3%
5 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 2 3.3%
6 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 1 1.6%
7 Storage area, other 1 1.6%
8 Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola 1 1.6%
9 Vehicle area, other 1 1.6%
10 Exterior, exposed surface 1 1.6%
11 All other areas 2 3.3%
3c What ignited it

What actually ignited the fire?

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 Rialto mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 48 78.7%
2 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 4 6.6%
3 Heat from powered equipment, other 2 3.3%
4 Hot or smoldering object, other 2 3.3%
5 Heat from undetermined smoking material 2 3.3%
6 Heat, spark from friction 1 1.6%
7 Explosive, fireworks, other 1 1.6%
8 Fireworks 1 1.6%
04 The biggest fires

4 fires · $131K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Rialto departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $100,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
2 $20,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
3 $10,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
4 $500 Outside rubbish fire, other Significant Investigated
05 How Rialto compares

Rialto vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Rialto sits below the national average for incidents per resident.

0.39
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Rialto
0.39
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.1
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Rialto
0.1
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Rialto
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Rialto

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,087,081 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2009 Arson/incendiarism 160,371 46.5 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 115,997 33.8 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 91,281 8.5 mi
1999 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 65,000 17.9 mi
2006 Natural 61,700 49.6 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 59,788 6.3 mi
2015 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 51,000 28.1 mi
2006 Arson/incendiarism 40,200 38.7 mi
2002 Arson/incendiarism 37,240 24.1 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 36,274 10.9 mi
2020 Equipment and vehicle use 33,424 25.9 mi
2008 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 30,305 26.2 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Rialto do fires concentrate?

Top 8 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.

#ZIP5-yr incidents 
1 92377 67
2 92376 65
3 92407 52
4 92316 21
5 92324 18
6 92410 6
7 92336 4
8 92358 2
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Rialto

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Rialto. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.

07 Stay prepared

Before the next Red Flag day.

A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.

About this data

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.