ZIP 90720 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 268 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
268 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90720 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 40 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 36 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 27 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 18 | 6.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90720 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 17 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 35.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 46.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90720 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 183% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90720.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Alamitos | 182 | |
| 2 | Cypress | 12 | |
| 3 | Rossmoor | 4 | |
| 4 | Long Beach | 2 |
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 — 268 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.