ZIP 92234 recorded 245 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,077 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Riverside County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,077 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 177 | |
| 2022 | 205 | |
| 2023 | 209 | |
| 2024 | 241 | |
| 2025 | 245 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92234 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 175 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 117 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 91 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 90 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 71 | 6.6% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92234 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 182 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 89 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 65 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 60 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 52 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 39 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 25 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 22 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 198 | 27.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 462 | 63.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 49 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 41 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 25 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 18 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 88 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92234 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 320% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $632,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $588,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $537,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $309,900 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $309,900 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $309,900 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $290,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92234.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathedral City | 137 | |
| 2 | Calexico | 1 | |
| 3 | Mecca | 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 — 1,077 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.