ZIP 90501 recorded 134 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 536 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
536 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 94 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 134 |
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 80 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 71 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 66 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 39 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 6.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 13 | 10.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 38.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 49.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 411% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,170,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $302,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $277,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $98,920 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torrance | 514 | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 9 | |
| 3 | Carson | 5 |
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 — 536 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.