In 2025, fire departments serving Lake County responded to 170 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $400K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Jan dips.
2,445 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 572 | |
| 2022 | 600 | |
| 2023 | 606 | |
| 2024 | 497 | |
| 2025 | 170 |
For the 4 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Lake County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 98% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Cobb | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | LOWERLAKE | Grass fire | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Cobb | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 4 | $95,000 | HIDDENVALLEY | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Clearlake | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | HIDDENVALLEY | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Lower Lake | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | HIDDENVALLEY | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $20,000 | LOWERLAKE | Grass fire | Significant |
| 10 | $10,000 | Kelseyville | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06033.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Clearlake | 16,612 | View › |
| Hidden Valley Lake | 5,852 | View › |
| Lakeport | 5,014 | View › |
| Clearlake Riviera | 4,461 | View › |
| Kelseyville | 3,828 | View › |
| Lucerne | 3,085 | View › |
| North Lakeport | 2,666 | View › |
| Nice | 2,389 | View › |
| Clearlake Oaks | 2,074 | View › |
| Middletown | 1,748 | View › |
| Lower Lake | 1,326 | View › |
| Upper Lake | 954 | View › |
8 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.