In 2025, fire departments serving Yolo County responded to 2,457 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.0M 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 53% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips.
11,476 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,731 | |
| 2022 | 2,628 | |
| 2023 | 2,232 | |
| 2024 | 2,428 | |
| 2025 | 2,457 |
For the 127 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Yolo County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 61% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | West Sacramento | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Dunnigan | Cultivated orchard or vineyard fire | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Woodland | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | West Sacramento | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | West Sacramento | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | WOODLAND | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | West Sacramento | Passenger vehicle fire | Major |
| 8 | $150,000 | DAVIS | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $100,000 | Madison | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant |
| 10 | $100,000 | West Sacramento | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06113.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Davis | 67,203 | View › |
| Woodland | 61,227 | View › |
| West Sacramento | 54,163 | View › |
| University of California-Davis | 8,229 | View › |
| Winters | 7,270 | View › |
| Esparto | 3,600 | View › |
| Monument Hills | 1,281 | View › |
| Dunnigan | 1,045 | View › |
| El Macero | 1,013 | View › |
| Knights Landing | 987 | View › |
| Madison | 455 | View › |
| Clarksburg | 302 | 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.