In 2025, fire departments serving Placer County responded to 2,632 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $800K 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 41% of all calls.
May peaks. Mar dips.
12,888 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,519 | |
| 2022 | 2,847 | |
| 2023 | 2,327 | |
| 2024 | 2,563 | |
| 2025 | 2,632 |
For the 204 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Placer County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 46% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Auburn | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | PCFFOWLER | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $686,000 | Auburn | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Meadow Vista | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Rocklin | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Lincoln | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | City of Colfax | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Granite Bay | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $150,000 | Penryn | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $150,000 | Rocklin | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06061.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Roseville | 148,879 | View › |
| Rocklin | 71,676 | View › |
| Lincoln | 50,131 | View › |
| Granite Bay | 22,180 | View › |
| North Auburn | 14,403 | View › |
| Auburn | 13,773 | View › |
| Loomis | 6,831 | View › |
| Meadow Vista | 3,589 | View › |
| Kings Beach | 2,589 | View › |
| Colfax | 2,230 | View › |
| Sunnyside-Tahoe City | 1,536 | View › |
| Newcastle | 1,501 | View › |
18 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.