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In 2025, fire departments serving Thousand Palms responded to 49 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $850K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
May peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
302 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $6.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | — | |
| 2022 | 65 | +4.8% | |
| 2023 | 69 | +6.2% | |
| 2024 | 57 | -17.4% | |
| 2025 | 49 | -14.0% |
For the 3 building fires Thousand Palms departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 157 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 | 38 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 14 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 29 | 18.5% |
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 Thousand Palms mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 104 | 66.2% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Thousand Palms departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 96% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $75,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Thousand Palms sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 585,044 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 24.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 37.0 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,164 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 27,531 | 22.7 mi | |
| 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24,387 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 24,000 | 43.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23,455 | 21.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Fireworks | 22,744 | 40.2 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 20,901 | 15.2 mi |
Top 3 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 Thousand Palms. 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.