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In 2025, fire departments serving San Lorenzo responded to 144 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.1M 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 75% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
680 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $4.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | — | |
| 2022 | 93 | -24.4% | |
| 2023 | 168 | +80.6% | |
| 2024 | 152 | -9.5% | |
| 2025 | 144 | -5.3% |
For the 12 building fires San Lorenzo departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 100 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 | 20 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 34 | 34.0% |
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 Lorenzo mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by San Lorenzo departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,100,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. San Lorenzo sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 630,462 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 396,624 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 47.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 12,354 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 5,018 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 4,929 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,474 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 4,279 | 47.2 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 San Lorenzo. 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.