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Fire Incidents in Sacramento, California (CA)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Sacramento, 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 Sacramento, California (CA)

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

Fire Incident Causes in Sacramento

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)SacramentoAct of nature21121
California (CA)SacramentoCause under investigation51619955
California (CA)SacramentoCause undetermined after investigation6878081074846
California (CA)SacramentoCause0100
California (CA)SacramentoFailure of equipment or heat source58565646
California (CA)SacramentoIntentional378531318103
California (CA)SacramentoUnintentional282333412254

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Sacramento

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)SacramentoDebris0013
California (CA)SacramentoEquipment0015
California (CA)SacramentoIncendiary0007
California (CA)SacramentoMisuse of fire0003
California (CA)SacramentoNatural source0000
California (CA)SacramentoOpen/outdoor fire0006
California (CA)SacramentoOther cause0003
California (CA)SacramentoSmoking0001
California (CA)SacramentoStructure (exposure)0000
California (CA)SacramentoUndetermined021081

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Sacramento

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)SacramentoAttention/sympathy0000
California (CA)SacramentoAuto theft concealment0000
California (CA)SacramentoDomestic violence0000
California (CA)SacramentoFireplay/curiosity0000
California (CA)SacramentoInsurance fraud0000
California (CA)SacramentoIntimidation0000
California (CA)SacramentoOther motivation3210
California (CA)SacramentoPersonal0010
California (CA)SacramentoSuicide0000
California (CA)SacramentoThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Sacramento

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)SacramentoExtended family0000
California (CA)SacramentoFoster parents0000
California (CA)SacramentoNo Family Unit0000
California (CA)SacramentoOther family type0000
California (CA)SacramentoSingle parent family0000
California (CA)SacramentoTwo parent family0000
California (CA)SacramentoUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Sacramento

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)SacramentoDeath1244
California (CA)SacramentoLife threatening0300
California (CA)SacramentoMinor5650
California (CA)SacramentoModerate2521
California (CA)SacramentoSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
California (CA)SacramentoSevere0001
California (CA)SacramentoUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Sacramento

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)SacramentoDeath0100
California (CA)SacramentoLife threatening1021
California (CA)SacramentoMinor1000
California (CA)SacramentoModerate0100
California (CA)SacramentoSevere0000
California (CA)SacramentoUndetermined0000

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.