ZIP 90740 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 299 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
299 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 90740 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 52 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 35 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 29 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 26 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 20 | 6.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 90740 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Other | 13 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 38.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 90740 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1416% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 90740.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seal Beach | 295 | |
| 2 | Rossmoor | 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 — 299 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.