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In 2025, fire departments serving Ridgecrest responded to 166 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
875 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $4.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 168 | — | |
| 2022 | 174 | +3.6% | |
| 2023 | 192 | +10.3% | |
| 2024 | 175 | -8.9% | |
| 2025 | 166 | -5.1% |
For the 12 building fires Ridgecrest departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 227 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 | 32 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 29 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 79 | 34.8% |
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 Ridgecrest mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 17 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 28 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Ridgecrest departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 95% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $15,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $8,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Ridgecrest sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
7 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 2 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 1 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 452,810 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 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75,000 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,007 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 37,026 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,577 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,442 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 15,300 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 12,018 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10,350 | 25.6 mi | |
| 1993 | Natural | 8,360 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 6,721 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5,861 | 43.5 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 Ridgecrest. 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.