ZIP 90502 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 385 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
385 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90502 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 115 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 59 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 31 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 19 | 4.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90502 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 27.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 7.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90502 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90502.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carson | 352 | |
| 2 | West Carson | 29 | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 2 | |
| 4 | Torrance | 2 |
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 — 385 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.