ZIP 92240 recorded 166 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,253 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Riverside County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,253 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 268 | |
| 2022 | 285 | |
| 2023 | 277 | |
| 2024 | 257 | |
| 2025 | 166 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92240 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 379 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 149 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 115 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 69 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 5.3% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92240 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 280 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 57 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 47 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 21 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 17 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 164 | 24.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 488 | 73.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 37 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 16 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92240 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 343% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $475,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $435,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92240.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desert Hot Springs | 1,238 | |
| 2 | Palm Springs | 6 | |
| 3 | Cathedral City | 3 | |
| 4 | Indio | 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 — 1,253 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.