ZIP 92083 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 709 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
709 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 172 | |
| 2022 | 229 | |
| 2023 | 160 | |
| 2024 | 114 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92083 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 107 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 98 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 82 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 59 | 8.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92083 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 58 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 43 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 25 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 14 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 143 | 59.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 19 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92083 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 14007% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $360,879 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92083.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vista | 704 | |
| 2 | San Marcos | 4 | |
| 3 | Placentia | 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 — 709 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.