ZIP 92019 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 583 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
583 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 149 | |
| 2023 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92019 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 57 | 9.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 56 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 37 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 36 | 6.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92019 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 16 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 34.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 58.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 20 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92019 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 559% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92019.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Cajon | 367 | |
| 2 | San Miguel | 32 | |
| 3 | Harbison Canyon | 4 | |
| 4 | Jamul | 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 — 583 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.