ZIP 92081 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 173 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
173 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92081 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 20 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 17 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 10 | 5.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92081 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 14.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92081 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4877% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Outside stationary compactor/compacted trash fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $18,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92081.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vista | 173 |
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 — 173 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.