ZIP 90045 recorded 398 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,700 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,700 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 265 | |
| 2022 | 273 | |
| 2023 | 364 | |
| 2024 | 400 | |
| 2025 | 398 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90045 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 449 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 362 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 104 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 93 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 92 | 5.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90045 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 62 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 34 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 25 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 27.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90045 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 532% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90045.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladera Heights | 1,184 | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 276 | |
| 3 | Inglewood | 86 | |
| 4 | Hawthorne | 47 | |
| 5 | Lennox | 43 |
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 — 1,700 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.