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In 2025, fire departments serving Rodeo responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $400K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 48% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
110 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | — | |
| 2022 | 14 | -12.5% | |
| 2023 | 15 | +7.1% | |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 50 | +233.3% |
For the 9 building fires Rodeo departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 14 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 | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 7.1% |
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 Rodeo mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Rodeo departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Rodeo sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 615,359 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 24.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,807 | 44.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 12,354 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 33.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 33.2 mi |
Top 5 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 Rodeo. 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.