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In 2025, fire departments serving Winchester responded to 88 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $133K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 44% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
413 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $3.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | — | |
| 2022 | 75 | -9.6% | |
| 2023 | 76 | +1.3% | |
| 2024 | 91 | +19.7% | |
| 2025 | 88 | -3.3% |
For the 3 building fires Winchester departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 159 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 29 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 23 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 32 | 20.1% |
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 Winchester mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 20 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Winchester departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 87% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $132,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $30,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Winchester sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,080,618 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 197,990 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 35.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 39.5 mi |
Top 5 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 Winchester. 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.