In 2025, fire departments serving El Dorado County responded to 1,281 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $2.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 52% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Apr dips.
7,038 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,628 | |
| 2022 | 1,294 | |
| 2023 | 1,651 | |
| 2024 | 1,184 | |
| 2025 | 1,281 |
For the 91 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in El Dorado County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 88% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | El Dorado Hills | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | El Dorado Hills | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | El Dorado Hills | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | CAMERONPARK | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $234,324 | SIERRASPRINGS | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $198,439 | PLACERVILLEUNINCORP | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Camino | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | South Lake Tahoe | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $50,000 | El Dorado Hills | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $50,000 | CAMERONPARK | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06017.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Hills | 49,082 | View › |
| South Lake Tahoe | 21,346 | View › |
| Cameron Park | 17,995 | View › |
| Diamond Springs | 12,197 | View › |
| Placerville | 10,744 | View › |
| Pollock Pines | 5,917 | View › |
| Auburn Lake Trails | 3,846 | View › |
| Shingle Springs | 3,703 | View › |
| Georgetown | 2,546 | View › |
| Meyers | 2,140 | View › |
| Camino | 2,002 | View › |
| Grizzly Flats | 1,374 | View › |
13 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.