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In 2025, fire departments serving Yucca Valley responded to 61 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $60K building blaze. 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 44% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
425 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $3.5M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | — | |
| 2022 | 70 | -35.8% | |
| 2023 | 70 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 115 | +64.3% | |
| 2025 | 61 | -47.0% |
For the 2 building fires Yucca Valley departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 119 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 | 49 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 20 | 16.8% |
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 Yucca Valley mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 70.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 0.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Yucca Valley departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $300 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Yucca Valley sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 661,645 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 49.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 5.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 27.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 25.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 32.3 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,164 | 29.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 27,531 | 33.7 mi | |
| 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24,387 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 24,000 | 24.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23,455 | 19.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Fireworks | 22,744 | 33.1 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 Yucca Valley. 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.