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Rubbish & trash fires

1,117,023 rubbish & trash fire incidents across the US in 2021–2025. Total property loss: $331.4M. 53 civilian deaths.

5 years tracked 50 states · 50 counties · 50 cities
Incidents
1,117,023
2021–2025 cumulative
Property loss
$331.4M
across 5 years
Civilian deaths
53
422 injuries
Avg per year
223,405
incidents / year
01 Year by year

How rubbish & trash fires trend

20212022202320242025
02 Top states

Where do rubbish & trash fires happen most?

03 Top counties

Rubbish & trash fires by county

Top 50 counties by cumulative incidents.

#CountyStateIncidents
1 Los Angeles County CA 102,306
2 Clark County NV 23,184
3 Queens County NY 22,888
4 Bernalillo County NM 22,578
5 Sacramento County CA 20,951
6 King County WA 17,811
7 Fresno County CA 16,693
8 San Bernardino County CA 16,585
9 Cook County IL 16,498
10 Kern County CA 15,989
11 San Diego County CA 15,590
12 Harris County TX 15,553
13 Philadelphia County PA 15,398
14 San Francisco County CA 15,323
15 Riverside County CA 14,294
16 San Joaquin County CA 14,047
17 Santa Clara County CA 13,092
18 Maricopa County AZ 11,173
19 Alameda County CA 9,908
20 Dallas County TX 9,815
21 Travis County TX 8,432
22 Pima County AZ 8,402
23 Bexar County TX 7,651
24 Jackson County MO 7,363
25 Denver County CO 7,290
26 Tulsa County OK 6,356
27 Orange County CA 6,287
28 Pierce County WA 6,258
29 Hillsborough County FL 5,804
30 Wayne County MI 5,783
31 Honolulu County HI 5,781
32 Shelby County TN 5,691
33 Miami-Dade County FL 5,554
34 Marion County IN 5,320
35 Multnomah County OR 5,297
36 Franklin County OH 5,229
37 Davidson County TN 5,171
38 Oklahoma County OK 5,007
39 Orange County FL 4,870
40 Duval County FL 4,822
41 Tulare County CA 4,750
42 Merced County CA 4,633
43 Washoe County NV 4,362
44 Solano County CA 4,254
45 Salt Lake County UT 3,985
46 Stanislaus County CA 3,773
47 Contra Costa County CA 3,603
48 Spokane County WA 3,493
49 El Paso County CO 3,371
50 Cuyahoga County OH 3,256
04 Top cities

Rubbish & trash fires by city

Top 50 cities by cumulative incidents.

#CityStateIncidentsLoss
1 Los Angeles CA 48,165 $3.3M
2 New York NY 24,172 —
3 Albuquerque NM 20,872 $430K
4 Las Vegas NV 18,148 $1.2M
5 Sacramento CA 17,214 $342K
6 Philadelphia PA 15,402 $135K
7 San Francisco CA 15,237 $1.3M
8 Fresno CA 13,271 $1.9M
9 Seattle WA 12,827 $489K
10 Phoenix AZ 12,494 $500K
11 Stockton CA 11,625 $762K
12 Houston TX 11,415 $4.6M
13 San Jose CA 11,247 $2.4M
14 Chicago IL 11,036 $352
15 San Diego CA 9,739 $1.4M
16 Austin TX 7,765 $1.3M
17 Tucson AZ 7,710 $163K
18 Denver CO 7,304 $1.7M
19 San Antonio TX 6,425 $385K
20 Dallas TX 6,117 $327K
21 Tulsa OK 5,741 $527K
22 Kansas City MO 5,624 $3.2M
23 Memphis TN 5,351 $1.1M
24 Louisville KY 5,151 $525K
25 Indianapolis IN 5,060 $568K
26 Portland OR 4,836 $103K
27 Jacksonville FL 4,700 —
28 Tampa FL 4,529 $2.8M
29 Columbus OH 4,509 $5.7M
30 Detroit MI 4,439 $438K
31 Oklahoma City OK 4,361 $384K
32 Long Beach CA 4,256 $509K
33 Nashville TN 4,022 $1.4M
34 Bakersfield CA 3,962 $398K
35 Tacoma WA 3,834 $374K
36 Reno NV 3,566 $75K
37 Richmond CA 3,455 $146K
38 Colorado Springs CO 3,064 $200K
39 Riverside CA 3,025 $509K
40 Baltimore MD 3,020 $169K
41 Omaha NE 2,953 $189K
42 Merced CA 2,884 $277K
43 Spokane WA 2,795 $180K
44 Orlando FL 2,793 $182K
45 Anchorage AK 2,598 $210K
46 Washington DC 2,496 $187K
47 Cleveland OH 2,493 $158K
48 North Las Vegas NV 2,487 $732K
49 Vallejo CA 2,441 $217K
50 Oakland CA 2,354 $100K

About this data

Topic profiles aggregate NFIRS incidents by NFIRS INC_TYPE groupings. The aggregator runs across all 5 NFIRS years (2021–2025) and emits per-state, per-county, and per-city totals so the same topic can be drilled into at any geographic scale.