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In 2025, fire departments serving Scotts Valley responded to 120 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K 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 54% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
580 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $3.0M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 135 | — | |
| 2022 | 103 | -23.7% | |
| 2023 | 131 | +27.2% | |
| 2024 | 91 | -30.5% | |
| 2025 | 120 | +31.9% |
For the 5 building fires Scotts Valley departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 120 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 | 29 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 27 | 22.5% |
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 Scotts Valley mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 44.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Scotts Valley departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $35,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $6,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Scotts Valley sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 855,282 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 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 132,127 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 18.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,088 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 30.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 28.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 11.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,905 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,513 | 27.6 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 Scotts Valley. 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.