In 2025, fire departments serving Sacramento County responded to 10,839 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $2.0M 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 66% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips.
55,289 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10,537 | |
| 2022 | 11,163 | |
| 2023 | 10,808 | |
| 2024 | 11,942 | |
| 2025 | 10,839 |
For the 722 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Sacramento County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 33% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Rancho Cordova | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $1,200,000 | Sacramento | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Rancho Cordova | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $800,000 | Sacramento | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $710,000 | Folsom | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $650,000 | Sacramento | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Carmichael | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $500,000 | Sacramento | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $500,000 | Sacramento | Building fires | Major |
| 10 | $500,000 | Sacramento | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06067.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | 523,600 | View › |
| Elk Grove | 176,105 | View › |
| Arden-Arcade | 96,076 | View › |
| Citrus Heights | 87,127 | View › |
| Folsom | 81,077 | View › |
| Rancho Cordova | 79,128 | View › |
| Carmichael | 78,144 | View › |
| Florin | 49,992 | View › |
| North Highlands | 48,083 | View › |
| Antelope | 47,629 | View › |
| Vineyard | 42,657 | View › |
| Foothill Farms | 37,635 | View › |
10 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.