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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Tiburon, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Tiburon responded to 46 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade A Peak yr 2022 Marin County 9,115 residents 0 reporting departments 246 5-yr
Total incidents
46
-9.8% vs 2024
Building fires
2
Residential 50% Other 50%
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 78% of all calls.

46
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 11 23.9%
Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) 8 17.4%
Hazardous condition, other 6 13.0%
Power line down 6 13.0%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained 5 10.9%
All other categories 10 21.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Dec peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 4
Feb 3
Mar 4
Apr 1
May 0
Jun 5
Jul 5
Aug 4
Sep 5
Oct 7
Nov 0
Dec 8
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Tiburon

246 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $278K cumulative property loss.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 49 —
2022 60 +22.4%
2023 40 -33.3%
2024 51 +27.5%
2025 46 -9.8%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 2 building fires Tiburon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
67%
2
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
33%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Tiburon?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 54 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 originCountShare 
1 Cooking area, kitchen 7 13.0%
2 Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace 6 11.1%
3 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 6 11.1%
4 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 3 5.6%
5 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 3 5.6%
6 Outside area, other 3 5.6%
7 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 3 5.6%
8 Wildland, woods 3 5.6%
9 Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch 2 3.7%
10 Wall surface: exterior 2 3.7%
11 All other areas 16 29.6%
3c What ignited it

What actually ignited the fire?

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 Tiburon mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 16 29.6%
2 Arcing 8 14.8%
3 Hot ember or ash 7 13.0%
4 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 5 9.3%
5 Cigarette 3 5.6%
6 Heat from powered equipment, other 2 3.7%
7 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 2 3.7%
8 Hot or smoldering object, other 2 3.7%
9 Molten, hot material 2 3.7%
10 Chemical reaction 2 3.7%
11 All other sources 5 9.3%
05 How Tiburon compares

Tiburon vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Tiburon sits below the national average for incidents per resident.

5.05
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Tiburon
5.05
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.22
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Tiburon
0.22
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Tiburon
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Tiburon

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 648,106 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2020 Natural 305,651 43.3 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 86,509 45.4 mi
2020 Equipment and vehicle use 67,484 46.4 mi
2017 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 56,556 36.2 mi
2017 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 51,624 37.0 mi
1995 Recreation and ceremony 12,354 26.2 mi
2015 Equipment and vehicle use 8,051 46.9 mi
2005 Arson/incendiarism 6,744 49.0 mi
2014 Fireworks 6,488 47.5 mi
2000 Equipment and vehicle use 5,731 47.9 mi
2016 Equipment and vehicle use 5,731 44.4 mi
2020 Natural 5,000 46.1 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Tiburon do fires concentrate?

Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.

#ZIP5-yr incidents 
1 94920 243
2 94941 1
3 96161 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Tiburon

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Tiburon. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.

07 Stay prepared

Before the next Red Flag day.

A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.

About this data

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.