ZIP 90044 recorded 576 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,770 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,770 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 419 | |
| 2022 | 469 | |
| 2023 | 624 | |
| 2024 | 682 | |
| 2025 | 576 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90044 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 1,267 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 303 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 184 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 171 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 150 | 5.4% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90044 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 276 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 79 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 79 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 76 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 60 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 46 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 36 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 32 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 214 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 479 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 71 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Incendiary device | 70 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 67 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 40 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 31 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 29 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 95 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90044 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 161% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90044.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westmont | 1,680 | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 521 |
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 — 2,770 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.