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In 2025, fire departments serving South Pasadena responded to 114 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
736 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $2.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | — | |
| 2022 | 176 | +49.2% | |
| 2023 | 229 | +30.1% | |
| 2024 | 99 | -56.8% | |
| 2025 | 114 | +15.2% |
For the 19 building fires South Pasadena departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 107 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 | 29 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 9 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 20.6% |
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 South Pasadena mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 69.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 10 | Candle | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 1.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by South Pasadena departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. South Pasadena sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,177,224 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 | 9.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 14.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 32.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 26.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 30.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 41.1 mi |
Top 8 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 South Pasadena. 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.