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In 2025, fire departments serving Twentynine Palms responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $400K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
70 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $795K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 13 | -7.1% | |
| 2023 | 17 | +30.8% | |
| 2024 | 13 | -23.5% | |
| 2025 | 13 | +0.0% |
For the 1 building fires Twentynine Palms departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 25 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 | 17 | 68.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 4.0% |
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 Twentynine Palms mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 88.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Twentynine Palms departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Twentynine Palms sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 367,034 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 | 26.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 43.6 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,164 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 27,531 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 24,000 | 42.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23,455 | 38.3 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 20,901 | 43.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 14,000 | 16.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 12,000 | 33.5 mi | |
| 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,780 | 49.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 6,420 | 40.9 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 Twentynine 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.