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In 2025, fire departments serving Santa Clarita responded to 342 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $2.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 45% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,725 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $13.3M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 355 | — | |
| 2022 | 285 | -19.7% | |
| 2023 | 372 | +30.5% | |
| 2024 | 371 | -0.3% | |
| 2025 | 342 | -7.8% |
For the 33 building fires Santa Clarita departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 571 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 189 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 38 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 35 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 27 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 27 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 24 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 15 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 14 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 14 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 149 | 26.1% |
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 Santa Clarita mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 146 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 85 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 82 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 71 | 12.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 43 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 37 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 30 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 16 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 7 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 46 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Santa Clarita departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 81% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 5 | $225,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Santa Clarita sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,649,196 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 281,893 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 21.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 21.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 10.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 16.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 15.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 15.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 5.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 11.8 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 27.4 mi |
Top 8 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 Santa Clarita. 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.