ZIP 90262 recorded 639 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,621 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,621 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 412 | |
| 2022 | 328 | |
| 2023 | 643 | |
| 2024 | 599 | |
| 2025 | 639 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90262 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 829 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 691 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 244 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 128 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 101 | 3.9% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90262 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 63 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 47 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 29 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 25 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 20 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 17 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 111 | 32.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 75 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 69 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 47 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 46 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 52 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90262 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 217% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90262.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynwood | 2,379 | |
| 2 | South Gate | 174 | |
| 3 | Paramount | 68 |
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 — 2,621 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.