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In 2025, fire departments serving Riverdale responded to 77 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
329 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $154.1M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | — | |
| 2022 | 47 | -27.7% | |
| 2023 | 70 | +48.9% | |
| 2024 | 70 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 77 | +10.0% |
For the 6 building fires Riverdale departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 91 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 | 23 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Wall assembly | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 15 | 16.5% |
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 Riverdale mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Riverdale departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000,000 | Aircraft fire | Catastrophic | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Aircraft fire | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Special outside fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $70,000 | Aircraft fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $50,000 | Special outside fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Riverdale sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 255,965 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 48,000 | 45.1 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,700 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,667 | 43.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19,839 | 30.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18,340 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 13,349 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,000 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 8,400 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7,050 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,738 | 32.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,607 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 5,600 | 40.4 mi |
Top 6 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 Riverdale. 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.