ZIP 92117 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 482 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
482 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92117 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 128 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 54 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 49 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 45 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 45 | 9.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92117 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 34.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 68.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Candle | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 7.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92117 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 9545% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92117.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 482 |
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 — 482 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.