ZIP 92123 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 799 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
799 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 210 | |
| 2022 | 173 | |
| 2023 | 219 | |
| 2024 | 175 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92123 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 157 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 126 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 97 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 85 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 7.0% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92123 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 16.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 167 | 69.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92123 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 15404% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $140,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92123.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 633 | |
| 2 | La Mesa | 36 | |
| 3 | Lemon Grove | 23 | |
| 4 | Santee | 9 | |
| 5 | Carlsbad | 7 |
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 — 799 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.