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In 2025, fire departments serving San Anselmo responded to 65 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
340 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $86K cumulative property loss. 3 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | — | |
| 2022 | 54 | -28.9% | |
| 2023 | 77 | +42.6% | |
| 2024 | 68 | -11.7% | |
| 2025 | 65 | -4.4% |
For the 12 building fires San Anselmo departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 70 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 18.6% |
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 San Anselmo mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by San Anselmo departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. San Anselmo sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 595,960 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 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 30.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,807 | 43.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 12,354 | 18.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 5,000 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 4,929 | 14.9 mi |
Top 3 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 San Anselmo. 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.