ZIP 92024 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 594 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
594 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 106 | |
| 2022 | 131 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92024 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 100 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 96 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 52 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 35 | 5.9% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92024 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 38 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 19 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 18 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 57 | 26.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 50.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 17 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92024 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 188% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,948,922 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92024.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Encinitas | 562 | |
| 2 | Carlsbad | 16 | |
| 3 | Rancho Santa Fe | 10 | |
| 4 | San Marcos | 6 |
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 — 594 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.