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In 2025, fire departments serving Richgrove responded to 28 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $230K 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 75% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
155 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | — | |
| 2022 | 39 | +5.4% | |
| 2023 | 27 | -30.8% | |
| 2024 | 24 | -11.1% | |
| 2025 | 28 | +16.7% |
For the 2 building fires Richgrove departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 106 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 | 40 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 4.7% |
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 Richgrove mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 82.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 0.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Richgrove departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 93% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $230,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $32,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $30,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Richgrove sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 652,334 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 150,696 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75,000 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,007 | 38.1 mi | |
| 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 47,000 | 40.2 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,700 | 19.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 37,026 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 36,556 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,192 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,213 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 20,500 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 19,215 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,442 | 35.4 mi |
Top 4 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 Richgrove. 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.