ZIP 90038 recorded 206 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 995 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
995 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 163 | |
| 2023 | 291 | |
| 2024 | 269 | |
| 2025 | 206 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 603 | 60.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 57 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 56 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 47 | 4.7% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 31 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 17.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90038 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 616% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 891 | |
| 2 | West Hollywood | 14 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 995 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.