ZIP 90280 recorded 285 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,514 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,514 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 299 | |
| 2022 | 286 | |
| 2023 | 337 | |
| 2024 | 307 | |
| 2025 | 285 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90280 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 519 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 181 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 140 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 132 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 79 | 5.2% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90280 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 26 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 14 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 31.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 47 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 45 | 16.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 36 | 13.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90280 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 161% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90280.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Gate | 1,493 | |
| 2 | Huntington Park | 7 | |
| 3 | Paramount | 6 | |
| 4 | Lynwood | 4 | |
| 5 | Downey | 3 |
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 — 1,514 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.