In 2025, fire departments serving Marin County responded to 1,301 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $200K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Power line down lead by count. Top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Apr dips.
7,703 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,618 | |
| 2022 | 1,711 | |
| 2023 | 1,508 | |
| 2024 | 1,565 | |
| 2025 | 1,301 |
For the 162 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Marin County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 83% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Larkspur | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $175,000 | San Rafael | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $135,000 | Novato | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | San Rafael | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | San Rafael | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | San Rafael | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | San Rafael | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | San Rafael | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $30,000 | San Rafael | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $25,000 | Mill Valley | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06041.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| San Rafael | 60,891 | View › |
| Novato | 53,055 | View › |
| Mill Valley | 14,199 | View › |
| Larkspur | 12,969 | View › |
| San Anselmo | 12,761 | View › |
| Tamalpais-Homestead Valley | 12,196 | View › |
| Corte Madera | 10,155 | View › |
| Tiburon | 9,115 | View › |
| Fairfax | 7,567 | View › |
| Kentfield | 7,410 | View › |
| Sausalito | 7,233 | View › |
| Lucas Valley-Marinwood | 6,334 | View › |
15 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.