ZIP 90602 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 307 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
307 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90602 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 49 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 38 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 34 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 25 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 25 | 8.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90602 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 35.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 14 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90602 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4896% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $935,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90602.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whittier | 305 |
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 — 307 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.