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In 2025, fire departments serving Signal Hill responded to 35 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Trash or rubbish fire, contained lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 63% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
262 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | — | |
| 2022 | 56 | +64.7% | |
| 2023 | 80 | +42.9% | |
| 2024 | 57 | -28.7% | |
| 2025 | 35 | -38.6% |
For the 2 building fires Signal Hill departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 53 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 | 15 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 17.0% |
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 Signal Hill mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 1.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Signal Hill departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Signal Hill sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 982,410 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 45.3 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 25.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,970 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,025 | 38.5 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 Signal Hill. 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.