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In 2025, fire departments serving Weed responded to 78 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
358 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | — | |
| 2022 | 56 | -31.7% | |
| 2023 | 72 | +28.6% | |
| 2024 | 70 | -2.8% | |
| 2025 | 78 | +11.4% |
For the 9 building fires Weed departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 86 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 | 18 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 26 | 30.2% |
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 Weed mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Incendiary device | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 11 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Weed departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $25,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $20,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $6,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Weed sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 648,932 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 64,000 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63,458 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 60,910 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 46,011 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40,580 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 38,008 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 35,129 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 33,758 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 33,011 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 32,496 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 31,872 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 28,336 | 48.2 mi |
Top 4 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 Weed. 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.