ZIP 90247 recorded 129 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 504 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
504 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 129 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90247 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 91 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 63 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 46 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 42 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 39 | 7.7% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90247 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 24.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90247 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 202% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90247.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardena | 331 | |
| 2 | West Athens | 154 | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 18 | |
| 4 | Torrance | 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 — 504 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.