ZIP 92020 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 690 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
690 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 219 | |
| 2022 | 240 | |
| 2023 | 106 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 129 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 115 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 40 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 39 | 5.7% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 35 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 20 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 19.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 135 | 70.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92020 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 602% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $235,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92020.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Cajon | 675 | |
| 2 | San Miguel | 12 | |
| 3 | Santee | 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 — 690 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.