ZIP 92241 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 547 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Riverside County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
547 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 116 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92241 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 182 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 72 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 29 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 27 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 22 | 4.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92241 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 109 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 52 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 32 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 15.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 222 | 73.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 6.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92241 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 606% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,800,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $332,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92241.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desert Hot Springs | 302 | |
| 2 | Indio | 104 | |
| 3 | Cathedral City | 50 | |
| 4 | Indio Hills | 22 | |
| 5 | Thousand Palms | 5 |
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 — 547 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.