ZIP 90242 recorded 114 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 351 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
351 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 149 | |
| 2025 | 114 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90242 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 75 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 57 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 36 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 22 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 21 | 6.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90242 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 48.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90242 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 237000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90242.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downey | 318 | |
| 2 | Bellflower | 23 | |
| 3 | Norwalk | 6 | |
| 4 | Lakewood | 1 | |
| 5 | Sacramento | 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 — 351 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.