ZIP 90248 recorded 207 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 899 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
899 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 174 | |
| 2022 | 166 | |
| 2023 | 176 | |
| 2024 | 176 | |
| 2025 | 207 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90248 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 281 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 116 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 82 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 76 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 61 | 6.8% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90248 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 78 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 62 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 42 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 42 | 12.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 20 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 17.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 44 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 39 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 32 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90248 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 170% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90248.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardena | 738 | |
| 2 | Carson | 119 | |
| 3 | Compton | 17 | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 17 | |
| 5 | Hawthorne | 7 |
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 — 899 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.