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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in San Jacinto, California

In 2025, fire departments serving San Jacinto responded to 226 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade A- Peak yr 2023 Riverside County 54,077 residents 0 reporting departments 1,340 5-yr
Total incidents
226
-20.4% vs 2024
Building fires
16
Residential 63% Other 37%
Property loss
$1.9M
$1.4M structure · $492K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 1
0 civilian deaths · 1 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.

226
Total Incidents
Power line down 30 13.3%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 29 12.8%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 26 11.5%
Grass fire 22 9.7%
Passenger vehicle fire 17 7.5%
All other categories 102 45.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Jan peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 33
Feb 20
Mar 13
Apr 14
May 22
Jun 13
Jul 31
Aug 27
Sep 16
Oct 13
Nov 7
Dec 17
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in San Jacinto

1,340 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $8.6M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 255 —
2022 281 +10.2%
2023 294 +4.6%
2024 284 -3.4%
2025 226 -20.4%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 16 building fires San Jacinto departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
48%
23
Cause undetermined
21%
10
Intentional / arson
21%
10
Equipment / heat source failure
10%
5
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in San Jacinto?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 341 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 originCountShare 
1 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 53 15.5%
2 Outside area, other 48 14.1%
3 Undetermined 43 12.6%
4 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 19 5.6%
5 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 16 4.7%
6 Vehicle area, other 15 4.4%
7 Storage area, other 14 4.1%
8 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 13 3.8%
9 Other 12 3.5%
10 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 10 2.9%
11 All other areas 98 28.7%
3c What ignited it

What actually ignited the fire?

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 Jacinto mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 134 39.3%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 36 10.6%
3 Arcing 33 9.7%
4 Heat source: other 25 7.3%
5 Cigarette lighter 25 7.3%
6 Hot or smoldering object, other 15 4.4%
7 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 13 3.8%
8 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 7 2.1%
9 Incendiary device 7 2.1%
10 Heat, spark from friction 5 1.5%
11 All other sources 41 12.0%
04 The biggest fires

8 fires · $1.3M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by San Jacinto departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 90% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $500,000 Building fires Major Investigated
2 $300,000 Building fires Major Investigated
3 $200,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
4 $100,000 Special outside fire, other Significant Investigated
5 $50,000 Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire Significant Investigated
6 $50,000 Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle Significant Investigated
7 $30,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
8 $30,000 Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle Significant Investigated
05 How San Jacinto compares

San Jacinto vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. San Jacinto sits below the national average for incidents per resident.

4.18
Incidents per 1,000 residents
San Jacinto
4.18
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.3
Building fires per 1,000 residents
San Jacinto
0.3
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
San Jacinto
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5b Who gets hurt

Casualty demographics in San Jacinto

12 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.

AgeCount 
0-9 1
10-19 2
20-29 1
30-39 2
40-49 1
50-59 2
60-69 2
70-79 1
80+ 0
Civilian vs firefighter
Civilian 10 FF 2
Gender
M 8 F 4 Unk 0
Severity (1=minor → 5=fatal)
5
1
3
2
0
3
2
4
2
5
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of San Jacinto

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 902,920 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2003 Arson/incendiarism 91,281 32.1 mi
1999 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 65,000 33.5 mi
2006 Natural 61,700 35.9 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 59,788 38.0 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 56,427 37.5 mi
2015 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 51,000 25.4 mi
2007 Other causes 49,390 36.6 mi
2006 Arson/incendiarism 40,200 14.8 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 36,274 42.0 mi
2020 Equipment and vehicle use 33,424 13.5 mi
2008 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 30,305 43.2 mi
2007 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 28,476 38.9 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in San Jacinto do fires concentrate?

Top 6 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.

#ZIP5-yr incidents 
1 92583 992
2 92582 331
3 92544 8
4 92543 7
5 92545 1
6 92581 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to San Jacinto

Six California cities with population within ±25% of San Jacinto. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.

07 Stay prepared

Before the next Red Flag day.

A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.

About this data

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.