In 2025, fire departments serving Yuba County responded to 903 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $4.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Dec dips.
5,509 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,630 | |
| 2022 | 1,393 | |
| 2023 | 836 | |
| 2024 | 747 | |
| 2025 | 903 |
For the 44 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Yuba County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 92% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000,000 | Marysville | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $425,000 | Wheatland | Outside equipment fire | Major |
| 3 | $360,000 | Dobbins | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Olivehurst | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Marysville | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $187,000 | Wheatland | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 7 | $89,500 | Olivehurst | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $58,000 | Wheatland | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 9 | $50,000 | Marysville | Grass fire | Significant |
| 10 | $50,000 | Marysville | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06115.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Linda | 23,262 | View › |
| Olivehurst | 17,416 | View › |
| Marysville | 12,681 | View › |
| Plumas Lake | 8,301 | View › |
| Wheatland | 3,702 | View › |
| Loma Rica | 2,605 | View › |
| Beale AFB | 1,107 | View › |
| Challenge-Brownsville | 866 | View › |
| Dobbins | 420 | View › |
| Smartsville | 379 | View › |
| Camptonville | 224 | View › |
| Brownsville | 0 | View › |
6 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.