ZIP 90042 recorded 243 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 997 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
997 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 128 | |
| 2022 | 178 | |
| 2023 | 263 | |
| 2024 | 185 | |
| 2025 | 243 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90042 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 499 | 50.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 88 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 57 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 53 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 51 | 5.1% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90042 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 34 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 29.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 117 | 47.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 25 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Match | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90042 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 7000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90042.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 910 | |
| 2 | Glendale | 1 |
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 — 997 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.