ZIP 92078 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 465 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
465 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92078 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 59 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 41 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 31 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 27 | 5.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92078 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 16 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 95 | 61.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 8.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92078 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 403% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92078.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marcos | 453 | |
| 2 | Rancho Santa Fe | 4 | |
| 3 | Escondido | 3 | |
| 4 | Redondo Beach | 1 | |
| 5 | San Diego | 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 — 465 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.