In 2025, fire departments serving Los Angeles County responded to 51,087 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $100.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips.
237,954 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37,676 | |
| 2022 | 44,098 | |
| 2023 | 51,041 | |
| 2024 | 54,052 | |
| 2025 | 51,087 |
For the 2,467 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Los Angeles County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 56% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000,000 | Pacific Palisades | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $10,000,000 | EL SEGUNDO | Fires in structures other than in a building | Catastrophic |
| 3 | $6,000,000 | Malibu | Fires in structures other than in a building | Catastrophic |
| 4 | $4,000,000 | Paramount | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $4,000,000 | South Gate | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $3,000,000 | Long Beach | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $3,000,000 | Los Angeles | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $2,500,000 | BEVERLY HILLS | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $2,500,000 | Paramount | Outside equipment fire | Major |
| 10 | $2,000,000 | COMPTON | Passenger vehicle fire | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06037.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 3,881,041 | View › |
| Long Beach | 462,293 | View › |
| Santa Clarita | 225,850 | View › |
| Glendale | 194,512 | View › |
| Lancaster | 171,465 | View › |
| Palmdale | 166,895 | View › |
| Pomona | 149,831 | View › |
| Torrance | 145,454 | View › |
| Pasadena | 137,554 | View › |
| East Los Angeles | 117,222 | View › |
| Downey | 113,052 | View › |
| El Monte | 108,682 | View › |
33 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.