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In 2025, fire departments serving Tulelake responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $65K 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 74% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
78 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $872K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | 13 | -27.8% | |
| 2023 | 17 | +30.8% | |
| 2024 | 11 | -35.3% | |
| 2025 | 19 | +72.7% |
For the 2 building fires Tulelake departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 47 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 12.8% |
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 Tulelake mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 11 | 23.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Tulelake departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Tulelake sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 511,574 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Natural | 92,977 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 82,018 | 17.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 45,690 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 39,387 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 35,129 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 30,886 | 49.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30,809 | 45.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 30,568 | 26.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 23,398 | 29.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14,217 | 19.7 mi | |
| 1992 | Natural | 10,706 | 33.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 9,940 | 15.9 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96134 | 78 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Tulelake. 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.