ZIP 92126 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 478 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Diego County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
478 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 108 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 147 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92126 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 97 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 50 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 42 | 8.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92126 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92126 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2502% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $440,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92126.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 475 |
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 — 478 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.