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In 2025, fire departments serving Rosedale responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K 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 52% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
168 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $942K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 0 | — | |
| 2022* | 10 | — | |
| 2023 | 63 | — | |
| 2024 | 45 | -28.6% | |
| 2025 | 50 | +11.1% |
* Well below Rosedale'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 0 building fires Rosedale departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 26 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 | 8 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 5 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 11.5% |
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 Rosedale mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 26.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Rosedale departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $150,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,500 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Rosedale sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 553,762 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 34.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,007 | 44.4 mi | |
| 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 47,000 | 23.5 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,700 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 37,026 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,192 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,213 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,442 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,988 | 41.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14,537 | 49.6 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10,416 | 17.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,820 | 35.9 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 Rosedale. 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.