ZIP 90640 recorded 334 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,692 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Los Angeles County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,692 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 314 | |
| 2022 | 289 | |
| 2023 | 368 | |
| 2024 | 387 | |
| 2025 | 334 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 172 | 10.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 141 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 123 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 123 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 119 | 7.0% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 147 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 74 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 35 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 26 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 16 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 128 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 336 | 59.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 39 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 38 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 33 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 16 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90640 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1843% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $875,250 | Hazardous condition, other | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $450,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90640.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montebello | 1,585 | |
| 2 | Commerce | 43 | |
| 3 | Monterey Park | 12 | |
| 4 | South San Gabriel | 6 | |
| 5 | East Los Angeles | 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 — 1,692 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.