ZIP 92116 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 468 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
468 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 90 | |
| 2023 | 87 | |
| 2024 | 195 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92116 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 138 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 66 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 50 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 43 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 27 | 5.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92116 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 22.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 69.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Candle | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92116 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 8225% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92116.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 467 |
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 — 468 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.