ZIP 92082 recorded 165 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 672 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
672 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 139 | |
| 2022 | 140 | |
| 2023 | 120 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 165 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92082 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 87 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 60 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 55 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 41 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 36 | 5.4% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92082 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 32 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 17 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 14.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92082 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 156% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $160,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92082.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valley Center | 361 |
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 — 672 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.