ZIP 90623 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 117 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
117 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Nov peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90623 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 23 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 16 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 9 | 7.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90623 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 13 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90623 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 11818% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90623.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Palma | 104 | |
| 2 | Cerritos | 9 | |
| 3 | Buena Park | 3 |
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 — 117 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.