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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Santa Fe Springs, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Santa Fe Springs responded to 152 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade B+ Peak yr 2021 Los Angeles County 18,840 residents 0 reporting departments 703 5-yr
Total incidents
152
-22.4% vs 2024
Building fires
9
Residential 67% Other 33%
Property loss
$429K
$286K structure · $143K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.

152
Total Incidents
Outside rubbish fire, other 27 17.8%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained 23 15.1%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 22 14.5%
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 12 7.9%
Building fires 9 5.9%
All other categories 59 38.8%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Oct peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 16
Feb 9
Mar 9
Apr 10
May 3
Jun 7
Jul 10
Aug 15
Sep 18
Oct 28
Nov 14
Dec 13
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Santa Fe Springs

703 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $5.6M cumulative property loss.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 214 —
2022 130 -39.3%
2023* 11 —
2024 196 —
2025 152 -22.4%

* Well below Santa Fe Springs's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.

03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 9 building fires Santa Fe Springs departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
21%
5
Cause undetermined
62%
15
Intentional / arson
4%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
8%
2
Under investigation
4%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Santa Fe Springs?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 111 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 Undetermined 30 27.0%
2 Outside area, other 18 16.2%
3 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 13 11.7%
4 Vehicle area, other 9 8.1%
5 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 4 3.6%
6 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 4 3.6%
7 Other 3 2.7%
8 Equipment or service area, other 3 2.7%
9 Cooking area, kitchen 2 1.8%
10 Technical processing areas, other 2 1.8%
11 All other areas 23 20.7%
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 Santa Fe Springs mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 75 67.6%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 11 9.9%
3 Hot or smoldering object, other 6 5.4%
4 Arcing 5 4.5%
5 Heat source: other 4 3.6%
6 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 2 1.8%
7 Hot ember or ash 2 1.8%
8 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 1 0.9%
9 Heat, spark from friction 1 0.9%
10 Cigarette 1 0.9%
11 All other sources 3 2.7%
04 The biggest fires

8 fires · $275K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Santa Fe Springs departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 96% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $100,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
2 $80,000 Fire, other Significant Investigated
3 $30,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
4 $20,000 Fire, other Significant Investigated
5 $15,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant Investigated
6 $15,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant Investigated
7 $10,000 Fire, other Significant Investigated
8 $5,000 Outside storage fire Significant Investigated
05 How Santa Fe Springs compares

Santa Fe Springs vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Santa Fe Springs sits above the national average for incidents per resident.

8.07
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Santa Fe Springs
8.07
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.48
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Santa Fe Springs
0.48
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Santa Fe Springs
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Santa Fe Springs

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,120,412 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2009 Arson/incendiarism 160,371 22.6 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 115,997 22.6 mi
2003 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 108,204 46.6 mi
2018 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 96,949 42.2 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 91,281 48.6 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 59,788 37.0 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 41,432 39.5 mi
2007 Misuse of fire by a minor 38,356 43.7 mi
1993 Arson/incendiarism 38,152 48.8 mi
2002 Arson/incendiarism 37,240 25.9 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 36,274 41.2 mi
2008 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 30,305 19.0 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Santa Fe Springs do fires concentrate?

Top 9 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 90670 636
2 90606 42
3 90605 9
4 90638 5
5 90650 4
6 90240 2
7 90703 2
8 90604 1
9 90607 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Santa Fe Springs

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Santa Fe Springs. 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.