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In 2025, fire departments serving San Pablo responded to 308 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,886 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $3.2M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 373 | — | |
| 2022 | 356 | -4.6% | |
| 2023 | 435 | +22.2% | |
| 2024 | 414 | -4.8% | |
| 2025 | 308 | -25.6% |
For the 18 building fires San Pablo departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 257 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 | 89 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 20 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 18 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Egress/exit, other | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 57 | 22.2% |
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 Pablo mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 167 | 65.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Candle | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 20 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by San Pablo departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 91% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. San Pablo sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
6 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 3 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 698,875 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 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 31.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,807 | 47.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 12,354 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 41.3 mi |
Top 6 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 Pablo. 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.