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In 2025, fire departments serving Seaside responded to 199 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 51% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,023 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $2.6M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 200 | — | |
| 2022 | 182 | -9.0% | |
| 2023 | 233 | +28.0% | |
| 2024 | 209 | -10.3% | |
| 2025 | 199 | -4.8% |
For the 9 building fires Seaside departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 208 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 | Outside area, other | 28 | 13.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 26 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 26 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 57 | 27.4% |
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 Seaside mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 109 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 15 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 28 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Seaside departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 88% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Seaside sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 898,447 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Natural | 162,818 | 25.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 132,127 | 12.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 124,924 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 81,378 | 41.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 49,551 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,088 | 10.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 31.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 25,620 | 48.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 23,761 | 26.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 12,960 | 29.8 mi |
Top 4 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 Seaside. 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.