ZIP 90221 recorded 307 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,216 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,216 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 399 | |
| 2022 | 194 | |
| 2023 | 122 | |
| 2024 | 194 | |
| 2025 | 307 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90221 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 307 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 258 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 127 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 70 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 52 | 4.3% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90221 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 30 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 23 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 21 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 16 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 92 | 36.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 32 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 24 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 19 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90221 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2476% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $110,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90221.
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 — 1,216 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.