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Fire Incidents in San Bernardino, California (CA)

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

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

Fire Incident Causes in San Bernardino

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)San BernardinoAct of nature0210
California (CA)San BernardinoCause under investigation67596101
California (CA)San BernardinoCause undetermined after investigation77010082
California (CA)San BernardinoCause0000
California (CA)San BernardinoFailure of equipment or heat source2223131
California (CA)San BernardinoIntentional31127880
California (CA)San BernardinoUnintentional18139165172

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in San Bernardino

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)San BernardinoDebris05107
California (CA)San BernardinoEquipment0132
California (CA)San BernardinoIncendiary1101324
California (CA)San BernardinoMisuse of fire06710
California (CA)San BernardinoNatural source0012
California (CA)San BernardinoOpen/outdoor fire3288
California (CA)San BernardinoOther cause171019
California (CA)San BernardinoSmoking0100
California (CA)San BernardinoStructure (exposure)0000
California (CA)San BernardinoUndetermined4113210218

Arson Fire Incident Causes in San Bernardino

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)San BernardinoAttention/sympathy0000
California (CA)San BernardinoAuto theft concealment0100
California (CA)San BernardinoDomestic violence0000
California (CA)San BernardinoFireplay/curiosity0000
California (CA)San BernardinoInsurance fraud0000
California (CA)San BernardinoIntimidation0000
California (CA)San BernardinoOther motivation0000
California (CA)San BernardinoPersonal0000
California (CA)San BernardinoSuicide0000
California (CA)San BernardinoThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in San Bernardino

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)San BernardinoExtended family0000
California (CA)San BernardinoFoster parents0000
California (CA)San BernardinoNo Family Unit0000
California (CA)San BernardinoOther family type0000
California (CA)San BernardinoSingle parent family0000
California (CA)San BernardinoTwo parent family0000
California (CA)San BernardinoUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in San Bernardino

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)San BernardinoDeath0000
California (CA)San BernardinoLife threatening0010
California (CA)San BernardinoMinor0000
California (CA)San BernardinoModerate0000
California (CA)San BernardinoSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
California (CA)San BernardinoSevere0000
California (CA)San BernardinoUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in San Bernardino

StateCityCause2023202220212020
California (CA)San BernardinoDeath0000
California (CA)San BernardinoLife threatening0001
California (CA)San BernardinoMinor0001
California (CA)San BernardinoModerate0000
California (CA)San BernardinoSevere0011
California (CA)San BernardinoUndetermined0000

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.