ZIP 90278 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 822 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
822 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 195 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 199 | |
| 2024 | 261 | |
| 2025 | 154 |
Jun peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90278 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 308 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 107 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 48 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 47 | 5.7% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90278 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 23 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 35.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 37.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90278 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1565% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $19,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90278.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redondo Beach | 758 | |
| 2 | Lawndale | 23 | |
| 3 | Torrance | 23 | |
| 4 | Hawthorne | 1 | |
| 5 | Manhattan Beach | 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 — 822 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.