ZIP 90040 recorded 114 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 848 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
848 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 169 | |
| 2022 | 189 | |
| 2023 | 190 | |
| 2024 | 186 | |
| 2025 | 114 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 351 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 108 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 73 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 40 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 3.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 24 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 11 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 23.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 22 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 19 | 14.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90040 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4779% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90040.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commerce | 731 | |
| 2 | Maywood | 17 | |
| 3 | Bell | 10 | |
| 4 | Bell Gardens | 4 | |
| 5 | East Los Angeles | 4 |
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 — 848 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.