In 2025, fire departments serving Riverside County responded to 9,900 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $25.0M 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 47% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Nov dips.
52,978 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10,148 | |
| 2022 | 10,752 | |
| 2023 | 11,176 | |
| 2024 | 11,002 | |
| 2025 | 9,900 |
For the 627 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Riverside County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 34% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000,000 | Palm Springs | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $4,000,000 | Jurupa Valley | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $2,000,000 | Indio | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $2,000,000 | Thermal | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $2,000,000 | Desert Center | Fires in structures other than in a building | Major |
| 6 | $1,500,000 | La Quinta | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $1,500,000 | Palm Springs | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $1,000,000 | Riverside | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $1,000,000 | Juniper Flats | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major |
| 10 | $1,000,000 | Jurupa Valley | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06065.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 316,076 | View › |
| Moreno Valley | 209,578 | View › |
| Corona | 158,346 | View › |
| Murrieta | 111,899 | View › |
| Temecula | 110,114 | View › |
| Jurupa Valley | 105,672 | View › |
| Menifee | 103,680 | View › |
| Hemet | 89,651 | View › |
| Indio | 89,616 | View › |
| Perris | 78,881 | View › |
| Lake Elsinore | 69,993 | View › |
| Eastvale | 69,594 | View › |
29 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.