ZIP 92009 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 266 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
266 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92009 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 67 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 52 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 21 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 15 | 5.6% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92009 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 14.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92009 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 203% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92009.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsbad | 266 |
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 — 266 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.