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Fire Incidents in Malibu, California (CA)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Malibu, California (CA). We analyzed the annual National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release files provided by the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Data Center (NFDC) to get this data. Please note, this isn't a fire census. The input from the fire departments may contain human error but the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough to make reasonable interferences.

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Fire Incident Data for Malibu, California (CA)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for Malibu in California (CA). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in Malibu

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)MalibuAct of nature0001
California (CA)MalibuCause under investigation1133
California (CA)MalibuCause undetermined after investigation1023
California (CA)MalibuCause0001
California (CA)MalibuFailure of equipment or heat source26716
California (CA)MalibuIntentional4216
California (CA)MalibuUnintentional751019

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Malibu

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)MalibuDebris0010
California (CA)MalibuEquipment0000
California (CA)MalibuIncendiary1000
California (CA)MalibuMisuse of fire0121
California (CA)MalibuNatural source0000
California (CA)MalibuOpen/outdoor fire0135
California (CA)MalibuOther cause1035
California (CA)MalibuSmoking0000
California (CA)MalibuStructure (exposure)0000
California (CA)MalibuUndetermined1124

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Malibu

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)MalibuAttention/sympathy0000
California (CA)MalibuAuto theft concealment0000
California (CA)MalibuDomestic violence0000
California (CA)MalibuFireplay/curiosity0000
California (CA)MalibuInsurance fraud0000
California (CA)MalibuIntimidation0000
California (CA)MalibuOther motivation0000
California (CA)MalibuPersonal0000
California (CA)MalibuSuicide0000
California (CA)MalibuThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Malibu

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)MalibuExtended family0000
California (CA)MalibuFoster parents0000
California (CA)MalibuNo Family Unit0000
California (CA)MalibuOther family type0000
California (CA)MalibuSingle parent family0000
California (CA)MalibuTwo parent family0000
California (CA)MalibuUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Malibu

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)MalibuDeath0010
California (CA)MalibuLife threatening0000
California (CA)MalibuMinor0000
California (CA)MalibuModerate0000
California (CA)MalibuSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
California (CA)MalibuSevere0010
California (CA)MalibuUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Malibu

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)MalibuDeath0000
California (CA)MalibuLife threatening0000
California (CA)MalibuMinor0000
California (CA)MalibuModerate0000
California (CA)MalibuSevere0000
California (CA)MalibuUndetermined0000

Where is Fire Incident Data Coming From? NFIRS

The NFIRS is a reporting standard that fire departments use to uniformly report on the full range of their activities, from fire to emergency medical services (EMS) to equipment involved in the response.

Anyone analyzing the NFIRS data should note that NFIRS is neither a random sample nor a census of fire incidents or casualties in the United States. As such, the analyst may not accurately make estimates of total fires, fire losses, or fire casualties in the United States from NFIRS data alone. Similarly, statistical means (averages) or standard error measurements taken from NFIRS describe the population of fire incidents related to fire departments that participate in NFIRS but do not describe the population of fire incidents in the Nation as a whole. However, the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough that reasonable inferences can be made that the proportions of fires in NFIRS are similar to the true national measurements.