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In 2025, fire departments serving Tehachapi responded to 121 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $750K 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 56% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
780 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $5.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 170 | — | |
| 2022 | 166 | -2.4% | |
| 2023 | 157 | -5.4% | |
| 2024 | 166 | +5.7% | |
| 2025 | 121 | -27.1% |
For the 9 building fires Tehachapi departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 146 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 | 31 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 39 | 26.7% |
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 Tehachapi mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 41.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 5.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Tehachapi departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Tehachapi sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
10 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | |
| 20-29 | 3 | |
| 30-39 | 1 | |
| 40-49 | 5 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 908,595 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,007 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 37,026 | 20.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30,274 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,192 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,577 | 17.4 mi |
Top 2 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 Tehachapi. 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.