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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in West Sacramento, California

In 2025, fire departments serving West Sacramento responded to 17 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $30K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade B+ Peak yr 2022 Yolo County 54,163 residents 0 reporting departments 1,071 5-yr

Incomplete 2025 data. West Sacramento's departments reported 17 incidents to NFIRS for 2025, against about 214 in a typical year, so 2025 figures on this page undercount. The 2021–2025 totals are the better guide.

Total incidents
17
Not comparable with 2024 (incomplete reporting)
Building fires
2
Residential 50% Other 50%
Property loss
$31K
$30K structure · $500 contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Authorized controlled burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.

17
Total Incidents
Authorized controlled burning 6 35.3%
Building fires 2 11.8%
Passenger vehicle fire 2 11.8%
Grass fire 2 11.8%
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 1 5.9%
All other categories 4 23.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

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

Year over year in West Sacramento

1,071 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $2.6M cumulative property loss.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 155 —
2022 825 +432.3%
2023* 22 —
2024* 52 —
2025* 17 —

* Well below West Sacramento's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.

03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

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

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
100%
3
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in West Sacramento?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 126 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 Undetermined 56 44.4%
2 Other 14 11.1%
3 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 13 10.3%
4 Outside area, other 6 4.8%
5 Vehicle area, other 5 4.0%
6 Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola 4 3.2%
7 Cooking area, kitchen 3 2.4%
8 Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. 3 2.4%
9 Function area, other 2 1.6%
10 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 2 1.6%
11 All other areas 18 14.3%
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 West Sacramento mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 99 78.6%
2 Heat source: other 6 4.8%
3 Arcing 6 4.8%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 5 4.0%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 2 1.6%
6 Hot ember or ash 2 1.6%
7 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 1 0.8%
8 Hot or smoldering object, other 1 0.8%
9 Fireworks 1 0.8%
10 Match 1 0.8%
11 All other sources 2 1.6%
04 The biggest fires

1 fires · $30K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by West Sacramento departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $30,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
05 How West Sacramento compares

West Sacramento vs California vs the nation

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

0.31
Incidents per 1,000 residents
West Sacramento
0.31
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.04
Building fires per 1,000 residents
West Sacramento
0.04
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
West Sacramento
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of West Sacramento

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 664,072 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 42.7 mi
2018 Other causes 90,288 39.2 mi
2015 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 70,868 48.5 mi
2017 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 51,624 39.2 mi
2004 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 39,138 46.3 mi
2018 Equipment and vehicle use 11,789 47.8 mi
1996 Arson/incendiarism 9,820 24.2 mi
2015 Equipment and vehicle use 8,051 30.5 mi
1998 Arson/incendiarism 6,600 48.0 mi
2014 Fireworks 6,488 30.1 mi
2008 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 6,400 13.7 mi
2000 Equipment and vehicle use 5,731 36.9 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in West Sacramento 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 95691 749
2 95605 321
3 95612 1
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to West Sacramento

Six California cities with population within ±25% of West Sacramento. 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.