In 2025, fire departments serving Calaveras County responded to 823 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $750K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Aircraft standby lead by count. Top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.
May peaks. Apr dips.
4,016 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 934 | |
| 2022 | 873 | |
| 2023 | 641 | |
| 2024 | 745 | |
| 2025 | 823 |
For the 95 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Calaveras County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 98% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Angels Camp | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Valley Springs | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | USFS | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | West Point | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Angels Camp | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Angels Camp | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | SANANDREAS | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Angels Camp | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $10,000 | ANGELSCAMP | Grass fire | Significant |
| 10 | $10,000 | STOCKTON | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06009.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Rancho Calaveras | 6,089 | View › |
| Copperopolis | 3,819 | View › |
| Angels | 3,714 | View › |
| Valley Springs | 3,630 | View › |
| San Andreas | 2,936 | View › |
| Murphys | 2,022 | View › |
| Arnold | 1,866 | View › |
| Forest Meadows | 1,485 | View › |
| Mokelumne Hill | 808 | View › |
| West Point | 777 | View › |
| Dorrington | 498 | View › |
| Avery | 422 | View › |
11 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.