ZIP 90605 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 449 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
449 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90605 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 70 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 58 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 53 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 42 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 34 | 7.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90605 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 30.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 16 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 13 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Candle | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 22.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90605 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 468% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $78,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90605.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whittier | 440 | |
| 2 | Santa Fe Springs | 9 |
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 — 449 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.