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In 2025, fire departments serving Shingletown responded to 48 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.
May peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
231 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $3.3M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | — | |
| 2022 | 60 | +57.9% | |
| 2023 | 49 | -18.3% | |
| 2024 | 36 | -26.5% | |
| 2025 | 48 | +33.3% |
For the 2 building fires Shingletown departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 43 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 | 14 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 14.0% |
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 Shingletown mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 4.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Shingletown departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $135,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $400 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Shingletown sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,097,878 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 229,651 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 75,431 | 46.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 64,000 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63,458 | 42.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60,390 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 56,338 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 55,261 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47,958 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 47,647 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 46,011 | 35.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 44,683 | 27.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40,580 | 33.0 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 Shingletown. 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.