ZIP 90272 recorded 94 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 368 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
368 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 80 | |
| 2025 | 94 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90272 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 42 | 11.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 39 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 38 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 30 | 8.2% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90272 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 18 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Match | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 23.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90272 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90272.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 39 | |
| 2 | Lompoc | 1 | |
| 3 | Malibu | 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 — 368 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.