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In 2025, fire departments serving Weaverville responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $401K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 46% of all calls.
May peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
258 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $3.2M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | — | |
| 2022 | 49 | -23.4% | |
| 2023 | 49 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 46 | -6.1% | |
| 2025 | 50 | +8.7% |
For the 4 building fires Weaverville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 48 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 | Outside area, other | 12 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Vacant structural area | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 27.1% |
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 Weaverville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 8 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Incendiary device | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Weaverville departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $401,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $16,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,500 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Weaverville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,665,514 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 328,363 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 229,651 | 15.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 142,386 | 41.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 124,898 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 68,040 | 29.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 66,113 | 18.5 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 64,000 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63,458 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 56,338 | 23.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 51,576 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40,580 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 38,394 | 48.5 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 Weaverville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Weaverville.
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.