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In 2025, fire departments serving Selma responded to 271 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,910 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $7.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 404 | — | |
| 2022 | 380 | -5.9% | |
| 2023 | 430 | +13.2% | |
| 2024 | 425 | -1.2% | |
| 2025 | 271 | -36.2% |
For the 48 building fires Selma departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 310 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 | 73 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 27 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 19 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Structural area, other | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 81 | 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 Selma mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 204 | 65.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 30 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Selma departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 80% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $169,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $125,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $85,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Selma sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 675,646 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 | 379,895 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 151,623 | 44.5 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,700 | 44.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19,839 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 13,349 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,738 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,702 | 48.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,607 | 26.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,514 | 48.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,250 | 47.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4,479 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,152 | 31.8 mi |
Top 7 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 Selma. 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.