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In 2025, fire departments serving Ripley responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
54 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $442K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | 14 | -17.6% | |
| 2023 | 7 | -50.0% | |
| 2024* | 5 | — | |
| 2025 | 11 | — |
* Well below Ripley'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 4 building fires Ripley departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 30 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 | 12 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 6.7% |
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 Ripley mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Ripley departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Ripley sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 67,831 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Firearms and explosives use | 26,000 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,169 | 17.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 4,600 | 14.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 4,421 | 12.4 mi | |
| 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4,200 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,200 | 34.5 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,400 | 42.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,360 | 34.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1,800 | 20.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Firearms and explosives use | 1,313 | 47.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Fireworks | 1,285 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,203 | 49.2 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92225 | 54 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Ripley. 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.