ZIP 90620 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 552 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
552 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90620 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 93 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 71 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 52 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 46 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 30 | 5.4% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90620 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 57 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 44 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 35 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 31 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 29 | 8.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 21.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 196 | 55.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 29 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90620 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 236% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $200,981 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90620.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buena Park | 527 | |
| 2 | La Mirada | 10 | |
| 3 | Cypress | 2 | |
| 4 | La Palma | 1 |
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 — 552 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.