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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 92236

ZIP 92236 recorded 204 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,010 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Riverside County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

ZIP 92236 FIPS 06065 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
204
1,010 across 5 years
Building fires
9
21 wildland
Wildfire risk
100
FEMA NRI · Very High
Active fires
0
in Riverside County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 92236

1,010 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 218
2022 186
2023 187
2024 215
2025 204
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 92236?

Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 84
Feb 74
Mar 90
Apr 90
May 85
Jun 73
Jul 123
Aug 83
Sep 83
Oct 66
Nov 76
Dec 83
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 92236?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92236 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 263 26.0%
2 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 111 11.0%
3 Passenger vehicle fire 110 10.9%
4 Building fires 54 5.3%
5 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 51 5.0%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 92236?

For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
21%
107
Cause undetermined
38%
199
Intentional / arson
26%
138
Equipment / heat source failure
12%
64
Under investigation
1%
6
Act of nature (lightning)
2%
6
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92236 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 90 17.3%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 77 14.8%
3 Outside area, other 71 13.6%
4 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 64 12.3%
5 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 27 5.2%
6 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 25 4.8%
7 Other 22 4.2%
8 Vehicle area, other 15 2.9%
9 All other areas 130 25.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 299 57.4%
2 Heat source: other 34 6.5%
3 Arcing 31 6.0%
4 Cigarette lighter 31 6.0%
5 Heat from powered equipment, other 12 2.3%
6 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 12 2.3%
7 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 11 2.1%
8 Hot ember or ash 11 2.1%
9 All other sources 80 15.4%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $5.0M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92236 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 193% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $2,000,000 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 2024 Major
2 $700,000 Cultivated trees or nursery stock fire 2025 Major
3 $500,000 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 2022 Major
4 $500,000 Building fires 2023 Major
5 $400,000 Building fires 2025 Major
6 $330,600 Building fires 2022 Major
7 $300,000 Outside equipment fire 2021 Major
8 $300,000 Building fires 2024 Major
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 92236

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92236.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Coachella 881
2 Indio 126
3 Mecca 1
4 Thermal 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 92236

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,010 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.