ZIP 92026 recorded 177 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 782 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
782 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | |
| 2022 | 156 | |
| 2023 | 166 | |
| 2024 | 157 | |
| 2025 | 177 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92026 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 96 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 59 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 59 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 58 | 7.4% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92026 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 67 | 33.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 29 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 20.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 26 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92026 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 135% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92026.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escondido | 436 | |
| 2 | Bonsall | 38 | |
| 3 | San Marcos | 26 |
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 — 782 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.