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In 2025, fire departments serving Wrightwood responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Attempted burning, illegal action, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
115 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $156K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | 32 | +77.8% | |
| 2023 | 20 | -37.5% | |
| 2024 | 23 | +15.0% | |
| 2025 | 22 | -4.3% |
For the 0 building fires Wrightwood departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 19 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 | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 5.3% |
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 Wrightwood mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 5.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Wrightwood sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,026,038 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 20.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 22.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 28.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 15.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 12.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 11.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 33.5 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 Wrightwood. 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.